Hong Kong 1941-45: First Strike in the Pacific War
(Part of the Osprey Campaign (#263) Series and Osprey Campaign (#263) Series)
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On 8th December 1941, as part of the simultaneous combine 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 was overwhelmed by a superior force of two battle-harden IJA divisions. What makes the battle of Hong Kong was not the scale - just 14,000 defended the colony - but the intensity...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1782002685
ISBN13:9781782002680
Release Date:June 2014
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 7.4" x 9.8"
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