Hongkongers in the British armed forces, 1860-1997 /

A 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 an...

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Main Author: Kwong, Chi Man (Author)
Corporate Author: Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (associated with work.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A 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.
Item Description:Published with the kind support of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
This edition also issued in print: 2022.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 257 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191938061
0191938068
9780192660657
0192660659
0192660640
9780192660640