| The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941-1945: Hostage to Fortune Contributor(s): Lindsay, Oliver (Author), Harris, John R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773536302 ISBN-13: 9780773536302 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Canada |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.96" W x 9.1" (0.91 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Chinese - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941-1945 is illuminated by the remarkable personal story of John Harris. An architectural student, he was pitched into battle as a subaltern in the Royal Engineers and was a prisoner of the Japanese for four years. His powerful testimonial describes the appalling struggle to survive in a Japanese prison camp. Thoroughly researched, particularly through exceptional access to war diaries, The Battle for Hong Kong also explores the catastrophic repercussions of the sudden collapse of the British Army Aid Group (cover name for the agency that handled spies in Southeast Asia) and the resulting suspicion that Britain's senior intelligence officer was working for the Japanese, the role of military leaders in prolonging the fighting and the serious casualties that resulted, and the true extent of the atrocities inflicted on POWs and internees. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lindsay, Oliver: - Colonel Oliver Lindsay is a military historian and the author of The Lasting Honour: The Fall of Hong Kong, 1941 and At the Going Down of the Sun: Hong Kong and SE Asia, 1941-1945. He lives in Dorset. John R. Harris, a distinguished architect, was intern |