Not the slightest chance : the defence of Hong Kong, 1941 /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Banham, Tony, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > China > Hong Kong.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Chine > Hongkong.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Military campaigns
Hong Kong (China) > History > Siege, 1941.
Hongkong (Chine) > Histoire > 1941 (Siège)
China > Hong Kong
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of Maps; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1
  • The Background; 2
  • The Battle; 3
  • Phase I: The Loss of the Mainland; 4
  • Phase II: The Siege of the Island; 5
  • Phase III: The Invasion of the Island; 6
  • Phase IV: The Forcing of Wong Nai Chung Gap; 7
  • Phase V: Pushing the Line West and Encircling Stanley; 8
  • The Week Immediately Following the Fighting; 9
  • Conclusion; 10
  • Epilogue; Appendices; Notes; Annotated Bibliography; Index.

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