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Escape from Hong Kong: Admiral Chan Chak's Christmas Day Dash, 1941 (Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series)
Tim Luard
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Description for Escape from Hong Kong: Admiral Chan Chak's Christmas Day Dash, 1941 (Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series)
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 68 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AP; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
On December 25, 1941, the day of Hong Kong's surrender to the Japanese, Admiral Chan Chak, the Chinese government's chief agent in Hong Kong, and more than sixty Chinese, British and Danish intelligence, naval and marine personnel made a dramatic escape from the invading army. This gripping account of the escape draws on a wealth of primary sources in both English and Chinese and sheds new light on the role played by the Chinese in the defence of Hong Kong, on the diplomacy behind the escape, and on the guerillas who carried the Admiral in a sedan chair as they ... Read more
On December 25, 1941, the day of Hong Kong's surrender to the Japanese, Admiral Chan Chak, the Chinese government's chief agent in Hong Kong, and more than sixty Chinese, British and Danish intelligence, naval and marine personnel made a dramatic escape from the invading army. This gripping account of the escape draws on a wealth of primary sources in both English and Chinese and sheds new light on the role played by the Chinese in the defence of Hong Kong, on the diplomacy behind the escape, and on the guerillas who carried the Admiral in a sedan chair as they ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ISBN
9789888083770
SKU
V9789888083770
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Tim Luard
Tim Luard is a former Beijing correspondent for the BBC World Service.
Reviews for Escape from Hong Kong: Admiral Chan Chak's Christmas Day Dash, 1941 (Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series)
Tim Luard tells this exciting and little known story with great skill. Some of us departed from Hong Kong much more comfortably! But we missed this extraordinary adventure.
Chris Patten, Governor of Hong Kong, 1992-97
Chris Patten, Governor of Hong Kong, 1992-97