Bibliograph

Hongkongers in the British armed forces, 1860-1997, Chi Man Kwong

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Hongkongers in the British armed forces, 1860-1997, Chi Man Kwong

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Intended audience

Specialized

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hongkongers in the British armed forces, 1860-1997

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

Chi Man Kwong

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online

Summary

A systematic study of the experience of the more than 30,000 Hong Kong men and women who served in the British armed forces from the Opium Wars to the end of the British rule, putting them in the context of Hong Kong history, the history of the British Empire, and the military history of the 19th and 20th centuries

Table Of Contents

The precursors, 1860-1880 -- Pax Britannica to World War, 1878-1919 -- The interwar period, 1919-1941 -- The battle of Hong Kong, 1941 -- Hong Kong resistance, 1942-1945 -- The Hong Kong volunteer company, 1944-1945 -- Military service in Cold War Hong Kong, 1946-1997 -- Life for service personnel in Cold War Hong Kong, 1946-1997

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