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    Hong Kong 1941–45: First strike in the Pacific War
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    Hong Kong 1941–45: First strike in the Pacific War

    By Benjamin Lai and Giuseppe Rava

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    On 8th December 1941, as part of the simultaneous combined attack against Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) invaded the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia and the British colony of Hong Kong. After only 18 days of battle the defenders, a weak, undermanned brigade, were overwhelmed by a superior force of two battle-hardened IJA divisions. What defines the battle of Hong Kong was not the scale just 14,000 defended the colony but the intensity of this battle, fought not only by the British Army, Navy and Air Force but also Canadians, Hong Kong's own defence force, the Indian Army and many civilians. The campaign itself is characterized by a fierce land battle, with long artillery duals and as well as fast naval actions with intense actions at the Gin Drinkers Line as well as the battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap where a handful of defenders took on an entire Japanese regiment. Less known but equally important are individual acts valour such as CSM John Robert Osborne winning a posthumous VC, throwing himself over a Japanese grenade to save fellow combatants.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateJun 20, 2014
    ISBN9781782002703
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    Hong Kong 1941–45: First strike in the Pacific War
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    Benjamin Lai

    Benjamin Lai was born in Hong Kong, educated in the UK, and went on to serve as an officer in the British Territorial Army in the 1980s and 1990s. Fluent in both Chinese and English, he currently works as a development and business consultant in China.

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      The presentation of state of forces for both the British forces and her allied partners as well as the japs is simple enough for a novice like me to know and appreciate.and I now know that the British and her allies though badly prepared and HK equally badly prepared put up a good fight with all they have .. and yes I am proud to say that the HK chinese troops (Royal Engineers) are on par with their British counterparts.