Hongkongers in the British Armed Forces, 1860-1997

The first systematic study of the experience of the more than 30,000 Hong Kong men and women who served in the British armed forces from the Opium Wars to the end of the British rule, putting them in the context of Hong Kong history, the history of the British Empire, and the military history of the 19th and 20th centuries.

List of contents

• Preface


• 1: Introduction


• 2: The Precursors, 1858-1880


• 3: Pax Britannica to World War, 1878-1919


• 4: The Interwar Period, 1919-1941


• 5: The Battle of Hong Kong, 1941


• 6: Hong Kong Resistance, 1942-1945


• 7: The Hong Kong Volunteer Company, 1944-1945


• 8: Military Service in Cold War Hong Kong, 1946-1997


• 9: Life as a Service Personnel in Cold War Hong Kong, 1946-1997


• 10: Conclusions

About the author

Chi Man Kwong is an associate professor in the history department of Hong Kong Baptist University. He specializes in the military and naval history of modern East Asia, particularly from the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) to the 1970s. He is the author of War and Geopolitics in Interwar Manchuria and co-author of Eastern Fortress A Military History of Hong Kong, 1840-1970. His writing can also be found in Modern Asian Studies, War in History, and Journal of Military History.

Summary

The first systematic study of the experience of the more than 30,000 Hong Kong men and women who served in the British armed forces from the Opium Wars to the end of the British rule, putting them in the context of Hong Kong history, the history of the British Empire, and the military history of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Additional text

...a much-needed study that deserves a wider reading public than just an academic audience ... it also warrants inclusion in all university reading lists that cover British imperial military history.

Product details

• Authors: Kwong , Associate Professor of History Chi Man (Hon Kwong, Chi Man Kwong, Chi Man (Associate Professor of History Kwong
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9780192845740
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284574-0
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, Hong Kong, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, Modern warfare, HISTORY / Europe / Spain