After The Battle #46 'THE BATTLE OF HONG KONG' (1984)
For nearly 50 years, After the Battle has been presenting the history of the world's conflicts through 'then and now' comparison photographs. From the Zulu wars, through the First and Second World Wars; to the Falklands, all are researched on the actual battlefield to show how they appear today.
Our quarterly magazine concentrates on the Second World War, the comparison photographs adding a new dimension to recent history. As well as major battles, local actions are explored and other features include the recovery of aircraft and vehicles on land and sea, the making of war films and the preservation of military artifacts.
THE BATTLE OF HONG KONG - Brigadier G. C. Johnson covers the Strategic Background, The British Forces, The Defence Plan, The Japanese, The Invasion Begins, The Covering Force, The Shingmun Redoubt, The Fight for Golden Hill, The Landings, The Wong Nei Chong Gap, Repulse Bay, The Final Phase, Hong Kong Today. Wreck Recovery - Churchill Recovery - A Churchill MKII of C Squadron, 9th Batallion Royal Tank Regiment, recovered from Stainburn Moor Forest told by Bob Grundy. It Happened Here - Adversaries Meet Again - Hauptmann Herbert Ihlefeld and Sergeant Howard Squire meet again near Calais where the latter was shot down in February, 1941 - Gordon Ramsey tells the story. Readers' Investigations - The Drive on Prüm - Professor Frank T. Edwards follows the battle for this German village in February, 1945. Special - Gunners Turn the Clock Back - Commemoration of the first shot of the 1914-18 war by 'E' Battery, 1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery watched by Nigel Sergeant.
Single magazine in Fair to Good Condition
