Memoir of G.B. endacott by Alan Birch — vii
Editor's Preface — xi
Author's Preface / G.B. Endacott — xiii
Pt.1 Pre-war I The Shadow of Japan — 3
II Hong Kong on the Eve of Catastrophe — 11
III Hong Kong as Part of an Empire at War — 28
IV The Colony's Own Defence Preparations — 43
V The Pattern of Defence — 56
Pt.2 War I The Japanese Attack on the mainland — 69
II The Assault on the Island: the First Three Days — 84
III The Fall of Hong Kong — 97
IV Hong Kong Twilight — 111
V Japanese Administration in Hong Kong — 124
VI Life in Hong Kong Under the Japanese — 139
VII Prisoners of War — 164
VIII Escapes — 184
IX Stanley Civilian Internment Camp — 198
X The British Army Aid Group — 217
XI Liberation — 228
XII The Problem of Conflicting Loyalties — 236
Pt.3 Post-war I The Planning Unit in London — 253
II The British Military Administration — 261
III Administrative Reconstruction — 279
IV Social and Economic Reconstruction — 298
V The Summing-up — 316
Appendixes — 322
Bibliography — 388
Index — 408
Maps 1 Hong Kong and the New Territories — xv
2 Route of Japanese Attack on Hong Kong — 6
3 Escape Routes to Free China from Hong Kong — 186
Appendixes 1 Prelude to War — 322
2 The Social and Political Impact of the War on Hong Kong — 329
3 The Liberation of Hong Kong — 334
4 Chronology of Events During the Sino-japanese War Affecting Hong Kong, 1937-1941 — 341
5 Confinement and Constitutional Conflict in Hong Kong, 1941-1945 — 344
6 Japanese Army Operations in China, December 1941 — 369
7 System of Government Adopted by the Japanese in Hong Kong, 1942 — 383
8 Hong Kong Administration, 1945 — 384