Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Hong Kong 1941-45 - First strike in the Pacific War, Benjamin Lai.

Hong Kong 1941-45 - First strike in the Pacific War, Benjamin Lai
Looks at the eighteen day long battle of Hong Kong, a gallant but doomed British and Commonwealth attempt to defend the colony against a larger Japanese army with powerful air support. Also covers the Chinese resistance, the fate of the POWs and the eventual liberation of Hong Kong. A good history of one of the earliest battles of the Pacific War.
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