num_pages: 290
description: Oliver Lindsay presents an authoritative account of how the British, Canadian, Indian and Chinese defenders surrendered Hong Kong to the Japanese after 18 days of intense fighting, on Christmas Day, 1941.
language: English
title: The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941-1945: Hostage to Fortune
titlecomplete: The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941-1945: Hostage to Fortune
genres: War, History
ratings_count: 23
publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press