Hong Kong 1941-45: First Strike in the Pacific War Tapa blanda - 2014

Osprey Publishing, 2014. 1st Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Giuseppe Rava. Book Profusely illustrated in b/w and colour with photos, ills, charts and maps 1st Printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 96 pages. Item Type: Book. Clean and bright pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No inscriptions. Illustrator: Giuseppe Rava. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN/EAN: 9781782002680. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 031464. . 9781782002680

New York: Osprey, 2014. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 6x0x9. Rava, Giuseppe. First printing. Minor general wear. 2014 Soft Cover. 96 pp. 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 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 as well as 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… Leer más

Osprey Pub Co, 2014. Paperback. New. 96 pages. 9.75x7.25x0.25 inches.