The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China, and the Japanese OccupationThe definitive account of the wartime history of Hong Kong On Christmas Day 1941 the Japanese captured Hong Kong, and Britain lost control of its Chinese colony for almost four years, a turning point in the process by which the British were to be expelled from the colony and from East Asia. This book unravels for the first time the dramatic story of the Japanese occupation and reinterprets the subsequent evolution of Hong Kong. "Magnificent. . . . The clarity of mind Snow brings to his labor of storytelling and contextualizing is] amazing."--John Lanchester, Daily Telegraph "Beautifully written, with many telling anecdotes."--Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs "Very good. . . . Provides] a much more nuanced picture than has appeared before in English of life among Hong Kong's different communities before and during the Japanese occupation."--Economist |
Contents
A Late Victorian Hill | 1 |
The Japanese Miss Their Chance | 4 |
The shadow of Japan | 22 |
The Japanese plan an invasion | 34 |
An outpost to be held for as long as possible | 40 |
The Debacle | 53 |
The World Turned Upside Down | 97 |
The End Game | 206 |
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The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China and the Japanese Occupation Philip Snow No preview available - 2003 |
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