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Barman, Charles.

Resist to the end Hong Kong, 1941-1945 / [electronic resource] : Charles Barman ; edited by Ray Barman. - Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xx, 308 pages, [20] pages) : illustrations, maps. - Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series . - Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-297) and index.

Cover; Resist to the End -- Hong Kong, 1941-1945; Copyright; Contents; Foreword for the Series; About This Book; Abbreviations; About the Author; Introduction; The Battle; Internment; Postscript; Appendices; Notes; Index.

Charles Barman was a Quartermaster Sergeant in the Royal Artillery during the battle for Hong Kong in December 1941. Here, Barman offers a description of the fighting in Hong Kong as well as his subsequent imprisonment.

ISBN: 9789888052752 9888052756 9622099769 9789622099760

Source: 22573/ctt1kcx3t JSTOR

Subjects--Personal Names:
Barman, Charles--Diaries.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Great Britain. Army. Royal Regiment of Artillery --History.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Prisoners of war--China--Hong Kong--Diaries.
Prisoners of war--Great Britain--Diaries.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
HISTORY--Military--World War II.
HISTORY--Asia--China.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Hong Kong (China)--History--Siege, 1941.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DS796.H753 / B375 2009eb

Dewey Class. No.: 940.547252092