The Battle For Hong Kong 1941-1945: Hostage to Fortune

✍ Scribed by Lindsay, Oliver

Publisher: The History Press
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Maps; Foreword; Part 1: The Beat of Drums; 1 The Beat of Drums; Part 2: When Time Was Young; 2 When Time Was Young; 3 The Outbreak of War in Europe; 4 An Ocean of Change; 5 Visions of Delight; Part 3: Remember Them with Pride; 6 The Vulnerable Outpost; 7 Battle Stations; 8 Shingmun Redoubt: The Vital Ground 8th-10th December 1941; 9 Nothing but Darkness Ahead 10th-13th December 1941; 10 "Clay Pigeons in a Shooting Range" 13th-17th December 1941; 11 Triumph or Disaster: The Japanese Landings 18th-19th December 1941.;Battle for Hong Kong.

✦ Table of Contents

Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Maps
Foreword
Part 1: The Beat of Drums
1 The Beat of Drums
Part 2: When Time Was Young
2 When Time Was Young
3 The Outbreak of War in Europe
4 An Ocean of Change
5 Visions of Delight
Part 3: Remember Them with Pride
6 The Vulnerable Outpost
7 Battle Stations
8 Shingmun Redoubt: The Vital Ground 8th-10th December 1941
9 Nothing but Darkness Ahead 10th-13th December 1941
10 "Clay Pigeons in a Shooting Range" 13th-17th December 1941
11 Triumph or Disaster: The Japanese Landings 18th-19th December 1941. 12 Hell's Destruction: 19th-20th December 194113 Slaughter and Manoeuvre: The Japanese Advance West and South 20th-24th December 1941
14 The Surrender of Hong Kong: Christmas Day 1941
15 Truth is the First Casualty in War
Part 4: Hostage to Fortune
16 Shamshuipo POW Camp and the Escapes
17 Argyle Street Officers' Camp
18 The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru
19 Operations Most Secret
20 The British Army Aid Group and Fresh Disasters
21 Sinister Developments: Stanley Internment Camp, the Japanese Occupation and the Privileged Nightmare
22 The Calm after Thunder: Returning Home. 23 New Worlds to Find: An Architect At Last24 Retribution
25 "Good and Gallant Leadership"
Bibliography
Despatches
War Diaries
Reports and Notes
Selected Articles
Diaries
Files
Websites
The Confusion of Events
Picture Section.

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