Hong Kong, empire and the Anglo-American alliance at war, 1941-45
By: Andrew J. Whitfield.
Series: Contemporary history in context series; Contemporary history in context series (Palgrave (Firm))
Publisher: Palgrave; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Hong Kong.; Hong Kong (China) -- History -- 20th century.; United States -- Military relations -- Great Britain.; Great Britain -- Military relations -- United States.
Description: "Andrew J. Whitfield sheds new light on the multi faceted Anglo-American relationship, China's claim to the colony and the significance of Britain's imperial mentality. Empire was not merely a cloak for most British policymakers but a fundamental tenet of British power. Without the Empire it was widely held that British influence would disintegrate. The author attempts to unravel the motivations of British policy using a diversity of sources including British intelligence files."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-251) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; title: I Return and Departure: the Fall and Recapture of; title: Hong Kong, 1941 and 1945; title: 2 The Meaning of Empire: Imperial Consensus,; title: Whitehall and Hong Kong; title: 3 The Anglo-American Relationship at War, 1941-45; title: 4 An Empire Brought into Question, 1942; title: 5 China Claims Hong Kong, 1942-43; title: 6 London's Hong Kong Planning, 1943-44; title: 7 Anglo-American Military Strategy in the Far East,; title: 1942-44; title: 8 The Cairo Conference; title: 9 Hard Choices: Yalta, the Death of a President and; title: San Francisco, November 1944-June 1945; title: 10 Return of the Empire: the Defeat of Japan,; title: July-September 1945; title: Conclusion; title: Epilogue; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.