Malaya - Britain pursues "scorched earth" policy ... British forces in Malaya have burnt thousands of bales of rubber, destroyed rubber factories and smashed machinery. Towering clouds of pungent smoke rise hundreds of feet in the air as a rubber factory is destroyed by the British forces.
Summary
Photograph shows black smoke from a fire set by British forces in Malaya.
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Date
01/01/1941
Contributors
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
Location
Taiping (Perak), 4.85000, 52.67889
Source
Library of Congress
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