Includes index.

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

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Col. maps on end-papers
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Provides maps and satellite photography that reflect the most recent political, economic, and demographic statistics, and presents articles addressing the environment and population matters in major cities of the world.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes 4 handbooks of descriptive notes to maps bound separately in pockets.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-367) and index

Includes index.

Advisory editors: K. M. Clayton I. B. F, Kormoss