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Description
This book represents the first attempt to piece together all existing accounts of the December 1941 Battle of Hong Kong and the fighting between the Garrison and the invading Japanese. Banham makes use of the Garrison’s small size – only 14,000 soldiers – to weave a historical account from the perspectives of individuals, rather than big battalions. His story covers the fighting phase by phase, and considers the individual actions that made up the battle, the military strategies, and the many controversies that arose both during the struggle and after.
Contributor Notes
Tony Banham has been studying the Battle of Hong Kong for well over a decade. He has written extensively on the subject, aided in the production of television documentaries, and helped many children of veterans in their research into their fathers’ war years.
