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Escape from Hong Kong : Admiral Chan Chak Christmas-Day Dash, 1941 /
On 25th December 1941, the day of Hong Kong's surrender to the Japanese, Admiral Chan Chak and more than 60 Chinese and British intelligence, naval and marine personnel made a dramatic escape from the invading army. This narrative account of the escape sheds light on the role played by the Chin...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Eurospan [distributor],
2012.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Escape from Hong Kong : |b Admiral Chan Chak Christmas-Day Dash, 1941 / |c Tim Luard. |
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| 490 | 0 | |a Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Frontispiece; Escape Party; Abbreviations; Note on Chinese Names; Maps 1-4; Plates 1-19; Part One: The Invasion; 1. Last Ship Out; 2. One-Legged Admiral; 3. Men from the Ministry; 4. Battle Box; 5. Cloak and Dagger Boys; 6. Naval Light Brigade; Plates 20-35; Part Two: The Escape Plan; 7. Exit Strategy; 8. Death of a Gunboat; 9. Ducking and Diving; 10. Surrender; 11. Waiting for the VIPs; Part Three: The Breakout; 12. Getaway Cars; 13. Cornflower's Launch; 14. The Island; 15. Finding the Admiral; 16. Night Voyage; 17. Shore Party | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Part Four: The March18. Guerrillas; 19. Ready to March; 20. Through Japanese Lines; Plates 36-60; 21. Into Free China; 22. Welcome to Waichow; 23. Photos and Shopping; Part Five: The Way Home; 24. River Boats; 25. 'Bow, You Buggers, Bow'; 26. Kukong Comforts; 27. Parting of the Ways; 28. Journey to the West; 29. Burma Shave; 30. Glasgow Bound; Later . . .; Notes; Chinese names; Bibliography; Index; Endpiece | |
| 520 | 8 | |a On 25th December 1941, the day of Hong Kong's surrender to the Japanese, Admiral Chan Chak and more than 60 Chinese and British intelligence, naval and marine personnel made a dramatic escape from the invading army. This narrative account of the escape sheds light on the role played by the Chinese in the defence of Hong Kong. | |
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Chan, Chak. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01987136 |
| 600 | 1 | 1 | |a Chan, Chak. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Chan, Chak. |
| 650 | 7 | |a Escapes. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00915129 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Capitulations, Military. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00846514 | |
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| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY |x Military |x World War II. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Évasions |z Chine |z Hongkong |x Histoire |y 20e siecle. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Capitulation militaire |z Chine |z Hongkong |x Histoire |y 20e siecle. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Escapes |z China |z Hong Kong |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Capitulations, Military |z China |z Hong Kong |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 651 | 7 | |a China |z Hong Kong. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01260796 | |
| 651 | 6 | |a Hongkong (Chine) |x Histoire |y 1941 (Siege) | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Hong Kong (China) |x History |y Siege, 1941. | |
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