TY  - BOOK
AU  - Man,Kwong Chi
TI  - Eastern Fortress: A Military History of Hong Kong, 1840-1970
SN  - 9789888313457
AV  - DS796.H57 K866 2014 
U1  - 951.25 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Aberdeen
PB  - Hong Kong University Press
KW  - Hong Kong (China)--History, Military--19th century
KW  - Hong Kong (China)--History, Military--20th century
KW  - Great Britain--Colonies--China--Hong Kong
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
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