Hong Kongers in the British Armed Forces, 1860-1997

Hong Kongers in the British Armed Forces, 1860-1997
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9780192845740
ISBN-13 : 0192845748
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Download or read book Hong Kongers in the British Armed Forces, 1860-1997 written by Chi Man Kwong and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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