ISBN-13: 9789628673261
Hardback: 112 pages
With two fold-out maps
Size: 21.2 x 15 x 1.4 cm
Published: August 2005
Price: HK$108 /
US$13.95
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 Hong Kong Volunteers in Battle
by Evan Stewart
NON-FICTION
This book is a record of the actions of the
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps in the Battle for Hong Kong in
December 1941. When first published in 1953, the text was the first
general account of the Battle for Hong Kong, and it has since served as
a source for other books on the conflict. It is particularly significant as it was
written by a Company Commander who took part in the fighting.
This is the first edition to acknowledge
the author, Evan Stewart, who commanded the Hong Kong Defence Volunteer
Corps No 3 (Machine Gun) Company in the battle. Although injured, he
continued to fight with distinction for which he was awarded the DSO.
The book includes two fold-out maps to
illustrate the course of the battle. Additional information has been included in
the nominal roll of members of the Corps which forms a comprehensive
record of both those who perished and those who survived.
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MEDIA ATTENTION
Ron Taylor, Chairman of the Hong
Kong Volunteers Association -- a grouping of former members of the Hong
Kong Regiment -- was interviewed by Annemarie Evans for Hong
Kong Heritage on RTHK Radio 3. Ron spoke about ceremonies planned to
mark the 60th
anniversary of the end of World War Two, the wartime experiences of
Major Evan Stewart, and the story behind the publication of Hong Kong
Volunteers in Battle. You can listen
to the programme on the RTHK archive under the date of broadcast:
2005-08-13.
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