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Eastern fortress : a military history of Hong Kong, 1840-1970

Chi Man Kwong (Author), Yiu Lun Tsoi (Author)
Examines the role of Hong Kong as a vital but vulnerable link in British imperial defence strategy, including challenges from Russia, France, the United States, Germany, Japan and other powers. Also offeres new interpretations of the Battle of Hong Kong, and the role it played during the Cold War

Print Book, English, 2014
Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong, 2014