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    Eastern fortress : a military history of Hong Kong, 1840-1970 / Kwong Chi Man and Tsoi Yiu Lun.

    • Title:Eastern fortress : a military history of Hong Kong, 1840-1970 / Kwong Chi Man and Tsoi Yiu Lun.
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    • Variant Title:Military history of Hong Kong, 1840-1970
    • Author/Creator:Kwong, Chi Man, author.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Tsoi, Yiu Lun, author.
    • Published/Created:Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2014]
      ©2014
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Hong Kong (China)--History, Military--19th century.
      Hong Kong (China)--History, Military--20th century.
    • Description:xxiii, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
    • Summary:Examines the role of Hong Kong as a vital but vulnerable link in British imperial defence strategy, including challenges from Russia, France, the United States, Germany, Japan and other powers. Also offeres new interpretations of the Battle of Hong Kong, and the role it played during the Cold War.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-340) and index.
    • ISBN:9888208713 (paperback)
      9789888208715 (paperback)
      9789888208708 (hardback)
      9888208705 (hardback)
    • Contents:A British foothold in China, 1839-1861
      Hong Kong in an imperial defence system, 1861-1883
      Hong Kong defence during the age of empires, 1883-1919
      Treaty, air force and landward defence, 1920-1939
      The international situation and Hong Kong defence, 1939-1941
      Hong Kong before the war
      The fall of Hong Kong, December 1941
      Hong Kong under the Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
      The defence of Hong Kong during the early stages of the Cold War, 1945-1960
      Conclusions
      Appendices. Appendix I: bibliographic review ; Appendix II: British command structure in Hong Kong ; Appendix III: British Army commanders at Hong Kong, 1843-1960 ; Appendix IV: Commanders of China Station, 1865-1941.
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