"C" Force to Hong Kong : a Canadian catastrophe 1941-1945 /

This is the story of a "no military risk" campaign that slowly turned into a nightmare. The book provides new answers to a number of difficult questions beginning with a discussion of why Canadian troops were sent to Hong Kong at the request of the British War Office. Were the British dupl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Greenhous, Brereton, 1929-
Autor Corporativo: Canadian War Museum
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn Press, ©1997.
Colección:Canadian War Museum historical publication ; no. 30.
Temas:
Canada. > Canadian Army > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Canada. > Armée canadienne > Histoire > Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945.
Canada. > Canadian Army
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > China > Hong Kong.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Chine > Hongkong.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Military campaigns
Militär
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
China > Hong Kong
Kanada
Hongkong
Electronic books.
e-books.
History
Livres numériques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; Epigraphs; Foreword; Chapter 1 The Strategic Background, 1934-1941; Chapter 2 The Canadian Commitment; Chapter 3 "C" Force to Hong Kong; Chapter 4 "A Psychological Miracle"; Chapter 5 The Japanese Attack; Chapter 6 Loss of the Mainland Territories; Chapter 7 "A Spectacular and Grim Crossing"; Chapter 8 Confusion Worse Confounded; Chapter 9 Divided
  • and Conquered; Chapter 10 "We are Being Blamed"; Chapter 11 In Spite of Dungeons; Chapter 12 Work, Death, and Cherry Blossom Time; Chapter 13 Liberation; Notes; Index.

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