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- Escape from Hong Kong: Admiral Chan Chak Christmas-Day Dash, 1941
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- 2011
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
- Series: Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies
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On 25 December 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 60
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- Illustrations
- pp. ix-xii
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- pp. xiii-xix
- Frontispiece
- pp. xx-xxii
- Escape Party
- pp. xxiii-xxvi
- Abbreviations
- p. xxvii
- Note on Chinese Names
- p. xxviii
- Part One: The Invasion
- 1. Last Ship Out
- pp. 3-11
- 2. One-Legged Admiral
- pp. 12-19
- 3. Men from the Ministry
- pp. 20-26
- 4. Battle Box
- pp. 27-33
- 5. Cloak and Dagger Boys
- pp. 34-40
- 6. Naval Light Brigade
- pp. 41-48
- Part Two: The Escape Plan
- 7. Exit Strategy
- pp. 51-59
- 8. Death of a Gunboat
- pp. 60-64
- 9. Ducking and Diving
- pp. 65-73
- 10. Surrender
- pp. 74-79
- 11. Waiting for the VIPs
- pp. 80-86
- Part Three: The Breakout
- 12. Getaway Cars
- pp. 89-94
- 13. Cornflower’s Launch
- pp. 95-102
- 14. The Island
- pp. 103-111
- 15. Finding the Admiral
- pp. 112-117
- 16. Night Voyage
- pp. 118-123
- 17. Shore Party
- pp. 124-132
- Part Four: The March
- 18. Guerrillas
- pp. 135-142
- 19. Ready to March
- pp. 143-151
- 20. Through Japanese Lines
- pp. 152-160
- 21. Into Free China
- pp. 161-167
- 22. Welcome to Waichow
- pp. 168-174
- 23. Photos and Shopping
- pp. 175-182
- Part Five: The Way Home
- 24. River Boats
- pp. 185-192
- 25. ‘Bow, You Buggers, Bow’
- pp. 193-200
- 26. Kukong Comforts
- pp. 201-210
- 27. Parting of the Ways
- pp. 211-222
- 28. Journey to the West
- pp. 223-235
- 29. Burma Shave
- pp. 235-243
- 30. Glasgow Bound
- pp. 244-250
- Later . . .
- pp. 251-264
- Chinese names
- pp. 297-298
- Bibliography
- pp. 299-306
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ISBN
9789882209176
Related ISBN(s)
9789888083763
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OCLC
780079305
Pages
384
Launched on MUSE
2012-06-08
Language
English
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