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The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru

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Although never previously studied in any depth, the sinking of the Lisbon Maru was the most costly American on British 'Friendly Fire' incident of the Second World War. Of the 4,500 of Hong Kong's ...
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Price: £29.00
Pages: 300
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Imprint: Hong Kong University Press
Publication Date: 01 April 2006
Trim Size: 8.90 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9789888083138
Format: Paperback
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'a Hong Kong historian eager to put a human face to the brutal history of World War II' --China Daily

'His thorough research enables one to learn about the "hellships" that caused the deaths of almost 20,000 allied POWs overall.' --The Guards Magazine

'a well-composed, far-ranging story, . . . a carefully researched book' --International History Review
Tony Banham is a long-term resident of Hong Kong, having arrived in the 1980s. He has been studying the Battle of Hong Kong for well over a decade and has written on the subject, aided in the production of numerous television documentaries, and helped many children of veterans in their researches into their fathers' war years. He is the author of Not the Slightest Chance.