The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941-1945: Hostage to FortuneMcGill-Queen's University Press, 2006 - 272 頁 "It has been over sixty years since Hong Kong was liberated from the Japanese. In The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941-1945 Oliver Lindsay reveals the intrigue, betrayal, and heroism behind the surrender of Hong Kong to the Japanese by its British, Canadian, Indian, and Chinese defenders on Christmas Day 1941 after eighteen days of intense fighting. Lindsay's work is based on interviews with over 100 veterans and civilian interness as well as other previously unpublished sources, including material from the Canadian military archives in Ottawa."--BOOK JACKET. |
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