| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 347 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Note on Transliteration and Measurements -- Abbreviations -- 1: Introduction -- 2: A British Foothold in China, 1839-1861 -- 3: Hong Kong in an Imperial Defence System, 1861-1883 -- 4: Hong Kong Defence During the Age of Empires, 1883-1919 -- 5: Treaty, Air Force and Landward Defence, 1920-1939 -- 6: The International Situation and Hong Kong Defence, 1939-1941 -- 7: Hong Kong Before the War -- 8: The Fall of Hong Kong, December 1941 -- 9: Hong Kong Under the Japanese Occupation, 1942-1945 -- 10: The Defence of Hong Kong During the Early Stages of the Cold War, 1945-1960 -- 11: Conclusions -- Appendices -- Appendix I: Bibliographical 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 -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
Celebrated as a trading port, Hong Kong was also Britain's "eastern fortress". Likened by many to Gibraltar and Malta, the colony was a vital but vulnerable link in imperial strategy, exposed to a succession of enemies in a turbulent age and a troubled region. This book examines Hong Kong's developing role in the Victorian imperial defence system, the emerging challenges from Russia, France, the United States, Germany, Japan and other powers, and preparations in the years leading up to the Second World War. A detailed chapter offers new interpretations of the Battle of Hong Kong of 1941, when |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-340) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Military -- General.
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| SUBJECT |
Hong Kong (China) -- History, Military -- 19th century
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Hong Kong (China) -- History, Military -- 20th century
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| Subject |
China -- Hong Kong
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| Genre/Form |
Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tsoi, Yiu Lun, author
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| ISBN |
9789888313457 |
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9888313452 |
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