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Language: en
Pages: 144
Pages: 144
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-04-07 - Publisher:
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
Language: en
Pages: 457
Pages: 457
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-07-15 - Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
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.
Language: en
Pages: 0
Pages: 0
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher:
"Hong Kong Volunteers in Battle", when originally published in 1953, was the first general account of the battle for Hong Kong in December 1941. It has served a
Language: en
Pages: 0
Pages: 0
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-02 - Publisher:
There were just a handful of Danish people in Hong Kong when the Japanese attacked in December 1941, and they had to decide: would they fight? The Danish consul
Language: en
Pages: 461
Pages: 461
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-02-01 - Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
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 y