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Battle For Hong Kong December 1941
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Author : Philip Cracknell
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2019-07-15
Battle For Hong Kong December 1941 written by Philip Cracknell and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-15 with History categories.
25 December 1941 is known to this day by the people of Hong Kong as ‘Black Christmas’. The battle for Hong Kong is a story that deserves to be better known.
Not The Slightest Chance
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Author : Tony Banham
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2003
Not The Slightest Chance written by Tony Banham and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
More than 10% of Hong Kong's defenders were killed in battle; a further 20% died in captivity. Those who survived seldom spoke of their experiences. Many died young. The little primary material surviving--written in POW camps or years after the events--is contradictory and muddled. Yet with just 14,000 defending the colony, it was possible to write from the individual's point of view rather than that of the Big Battalions so favoured by God (according to Napoleon) and most historians. The book assembles a phase-by-phase, day-by-day, hour-by-hour, and death-by-death account of the battle. It considers the individual actions that made up the fighting, as well as the strategies and plans and the many controversies that arose.
The Battle For Hong Kong 1941 1945
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Author : Oliver Lindsay
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2016-09-14
The Battle For Hong Kong 1941 1945 written by Oliver Lindsay and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-14 with History categories.
In this remarkable study of the Far Eastern War, Oliver Lindsay and John R Harris have provided the most thorough and searching enquiry into the debacle which led to over 12,000 British, Canadian, Indian and Chinese defenders surrendering Hong Kong on Christmas Day 1941. The authors have made use of a mass of unpublished material - part of it drawn from the original war diaries which have never before been in the public domain. Although it is over 60 years since Hong Kong was liberated from the Japanese, numerous important questions regarding the war in the East and occupation of the Colony from 1941 to 1945 have not been explored until now. To what extent, for example, were Churchill and the successive Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff responsible for abandoning this outpost, which could not be reinforced when attacked or defended adequately? Is it true that fine leadership prolonged the fighting, inflicting serious casualties on the highly experienced Japanese when they struck in 1941? How useful was Britain's spying organization in China, which led to catastrophic repercussions for the POWs and Internees? What form did the Japanese atrocities take upon the helpless captives? This detailed and authoritative account of the campaign will provide a particularly compelling read for those interested in the Second World War or the history of the Far East.
Hong Kong Volunteers In Battle
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Author : Evan Stewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-07
Hong Kong Volunteers In Battle written by Evan Stewart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-07 with categories.
On the same day as the assault on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese army attacked Hong Kong. Among the colony's garrison were regiments from Britain, Canada and India as well as men from the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps: 'The Volunteers'.The HKVDC deployed a fighting strength of 1,900 officers and men. Over the next 17 days, until the surrender on Christmas Day 1941, 'The Volunteers' saw action all over Hong Kong. This is the story of their battle.
The Occupation Of Hong Kong 1941 45
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Author : Philip Cracknell
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2022-09-15
The Occupation Of Hong Kong 1941 45 written by Philip Cracknell and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-15 with History categories.
Four years of fear: escapes, resistance, internment, occupation and finally - liberation. Philip Cracknell brings his unrivalled knowledge of Hong Kong during this time.
A Record Of The Actions Of The Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps In The Battle For Hong Kong December 1941
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Author : Hongkong. Royal Hong Kong Defence Force
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
A Record Of The Actions Of The Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps In The Battle For Hong Kong December 1941 written by Hongkong. Royal Hong Kong Defence Force and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Hong Kong (China) categories.
Hong Kong 1941 45
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Author : Benjamin Lai
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-06-20
Hong Kong 1941 45 written by Benjamin Lai and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-20 with History categories.
The invasion and conquest of Hong Kong formed part of the staggering series of Japanese conquests across the Far East in late 1941 and early 1942. On 8th December 1941, as part of the simultaneous combined attack against Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) invaded the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia and the British colony of Hong Kong. After only 18 days of battle the defenders, a weak, undermanned brigade, were overwhelmed by a superior force of two battle-hardened IJA divisions. What defines the battle of Hong Kong was not the scale - just 14,000 defended the colony - but the intensity of this battle, fought not only by the British Army, Navy and Air Force but also Canadians, Hong Kong's own defence force, the Indian Army and many civilians. The campaign itself is characterized by a fierce land battle, with long artillery duals and as well as fast naval actions with intense actions at the Gin Drinkers Line as well as the battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap where a handful of defenders took on an entire Japanese regiment. Less known but equally important are individual acts valour such as CSM John Robert Osborne winning a posthumous VC, throwing himself over a Japanese grenade to save fellow combatants.
Stranger In My Heart
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Author : Mary Monro
language : en
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
Release Date : 2018-06-09
Stranger In My Heart written by Mary Monro and has been published by Unbound Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Stranger In My Heart is about the search for understanding oneself, answering the question “Who am I?” by seeking to understand the currents that sweep down the generations, eddy through one’s own persona and continue on – palpable but often unrecognised. My father fought at the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, was taken prisoner by the Japanese and then escaped in February 1942, making his way across 1200 miles of inhospitable country to reach China’s wartime capital at Chongqing. Seventy years later I retraced his steps in an effort to understand a man who had died when I was 18, leaving a lot of unanswered questions behind. My book is the quest that I undertook to explore my father’s life, in the context of the Pacific War and our relationship with China. A picture of a man of the greatest generation slowly unfolds, a leader, a 20th Century Great, but a distant father. As I delve into his story and research the unfamiliar territory of China in the Second World War, the mission to get to know the stranger I called ‘Dad’ resolves into a mission to understand how my own character was formed. As I travel across China, the traits I received from my father gradually emerge from their camouflage. The strands of the story are woven together in a flowing triple helix, with biography, travelogue and memoir punctuated with musings on context and meaning.
Escape From Hong Kong
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Author : Tim Luard
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2011-12-01
Escape From Hong Kong written by Tim Luard and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-01 with History categories.
On 25 December 1941, the day of Hong Kong's surrender to the Japanese, Admiral Chan Chak—the Chinese government's chief agent in Hong Kong—and more than 60 Chinese and British intelligence, naval and marine personnel made a dramatic escape from the invading army. They travelled on five small motor torpedo boats—all that remained of the Royal Navy in Hong Kong—across Mirs Bay, landing at a beach near Nanao. Then, guided by guerrillas and villagers, they walked for four days through enemy lines to Huizhou, before flying to Chongqing or travelling by land to Burma. The breakout laid the foundations of an escape trail jointly used by the British Army Aid Group and the East River Column for the rest of the war. Chan Chak, the celebrated "one-legged admiral", became Mayor of Canton after the war and was knighted by the British for his services to the Allied cause. His comrade in the escape, David MacDougall, became head of the civil administration of Hong Kong in 1945. This gripping narrative account of the escape draws on a wealth of primary sources in both English and Chinese and sheds new light on the role played by the Chinese in the defence of Hong Kong, on the diplomacy behind the escape, and on the guerillas who carried the Admiral in a sedan chair as they led his party over the rivers and mountains of enemy-occupied China. Escape from Hong Kong will appeal not just to military historians and those with a special interest in Hong Kong and China but also to anyone who appreciates a good old-fashioned adventure story.
Lost In The Battle For Hong Kong December 1941 Second Edition
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Author : Robert Tatz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-30
Lost In The Battle For Hong Kong December 1941 Second Edition written by Robert Tatz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-30 with categories.
This is the second edition of my memoir. The first edition was printed in 2019. The second edition is not considered a sequel to the first edition. The major change is in the enhancement of Chapter 15; and further on.. This book throws light on an important period in the history of Hong Kong. Nevertheless, it is not a history book but a personal memoir that begins in the pre-war British colony, moves through the traumatic events of war and Japanese occupation, and ends with the author's successful career as an engineer with Jardine Matheson, one of Hong Kong's oldest companies. Lost in the Battle for Hong Kong tells an unusual and intriguing story. Following the death of his mother Bob Tatz finds himself alone in the world at the age of seven. Sustained only by recent memories of happiness he is forced to adjust to life in a boarding school until the age of ten. As war breaks out he is lost in the streets of Kowloon but fortunately welcomed by a group of refugees fleeing the Japanese onslaught at the same time. At this early age and still without mentorship this young boy survived the uncertainties of wartime life. Under similar unforgiving circumstances, challenges in adolescence were overcome leading to positive self-discovery. Eventually, opportunities opened the way towards significant success in early adult life. Capitalizing on initial successful career in early adulthood, Bob Tatz made a momentous decision to immigrate to Canada to start a new life with his wife and child born in Hong Kong.