Not the Slightest Chance: The Defense of Hong Kong, 1941

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Summary: The definitive guide to the Battle of Hong Kong
Review: A must for anyone who has been interested in the Battle of Hong Kong for over a decade.

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Summary: Not the Slightest Chance: The Defence of Hong Kong, 1941
Review: An exceptional read and a well-researched piece of history, Tony Banham's Not the Slightest Chance: The Defence of Hong Kong, 1941 deserves a place in the library of anyone interested in military history.

As a professional historian, I read dozens of WWII-related works every year and unfortunately, many of them deserve little, if any, attention. This is one book, however, that held my interest from beginning to end! Banham has the rare ability to provide the reader with a fast-paced narrative and a "you are there" glimpse into the history of this important battle.

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Summary: An Historic Masterpiece
Review: History is not always, as rank novices think, a clever story of related events but should be an in depth study of how an event unfolded. Tony Banham, unlike his angry critic, fully documented what happened to every unit and every man at all times during the invasion and capture of Hong Kong. With the truth now in hand, others can make valid judgements and place the battle in historical perspective.

Banham's narrative brings the reader into the tense and horrid battles that shocked the world. This will become the definitive book that all scholars, generations from now, will seek when they want to know what really happened. It is an historic masterpiece that belongs in the hands of any serious scholar of World War II. We accord to this book the highest praise possible. It is a bargain at almost any price.
Roger Mansell
Director
Center For Research, Allied POWS Under The Japanese

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Summary: Keep away you that can!
Review: One of the worst history books I ever read. Really it is not a book, but a laundry list. If you want to know who died at X hour the Y day or when airfield A has been strafed this is your book. If you want to understand the battle for Hong Kong this is not.
If you have not time to loose keep away; if you have time to loose it is better to find another way to loose it!


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Summary: Not the Slightest Chance
Review: This is a much needed book on the real history of Hong Kong and the invasion of the Japanese. Tony Banhan did a fantastic job. As a child of a British Officer I was born and grew up in Hong Kong. I never knew what happened to many of my childhood friends' fathers but, I now know thanks to Tony. I was interned along with eleven hundred women and children at Rosary Hill. Many of us that are still living today are so grateful to Tony for giving us the answers that we all needed. This is a great book, it details the exact events that took place hour by hour. Recently while researching information at Nara in D.C., in reference to WW II, I came to appreciate the enourmous work that went into Tony's book. Well done Tony and a big THANK YOU from those of us that lived through it.