I Am Canada: Defend or Die
The Siege of Hong Kong: Jack Finnigan, Hong Kong, 1941
A rarely told World War II story: that of the Canadian troops sent to defend Hong Kong from the invading Japanese.
Nineteen-year-old Jack Finnigan is a born troublemaker. He has grown up defying authority and leaves his small town to enlist in the Royal Rifles. He expects adventure . . . and is not afraid of danger. Little does he know what awaits across the Pacific, where his untested regiment is being sent to defend the vulnerable British colony of Hong Kong.
The Royal Rifles and the Winnipeg Grenadiers, many of them young and untrained, quickly find themselves in the thick of battle as the Japanese attack on Sunday, December 7, 1941 — the same day as the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After a month of fighting, Hong Kong falls to the Japanese.
Jack conveys the fierce battles of those hard weeks, including the surrender and capture of his unit, and even his brutal time in the POW camp. It is through his friendship with a once-despised sergeant that Jack learns how to survive.
The Siege of Hong Kong: Jack Finnigan, Hong Kong, 1941
A rarely told World War II story: that of the Canadian troops sent to defend Hong Kong from the invading Japanese.
Nineteen-year-old Jack Finnigan is a born troublemaker. He has grown up defying authority and leaves his small town to enlist in the Royal Rifles. He expects adventure . . . and is not afraid of danger. Little does he know what awaits across the Pacific, where his untested regiment is being sent to defend the vulnerable British colony of Hong Kong.
The Royal Rifles and the Winnipeg Grenadiers, many of them young and untrained, quickly find themselves in the thick of battle as the Japanese attack on Sunday, December 7, 1941 — the same day as the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After a month of fighting, Hong Kong falls to the Japanese.
Jack conveys the fierce battles of those hard weeks, including the surrender and capture of his unit, and even his brutal time in the POW camp. It is through his friendship with a once-despised sergeant that Jack learns how to survive.
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- Age LevelAges 10 to 14
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- FormatHardcover
- Number of Pages186 Pages
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I Am Canada: Defend or Die
The Siege of Hong Kong: Jack Finnigan, Hong Kong, 1941
A rarely told World War II story: that of the Canadian troops sent to defend Hong Kong from the invading Japanese.
Nineteen-year-old Jack Finnigan is a born troublemaker. He has grown up defying authority and leaves his small town to enlist in the Royal Rifles. He expects adventure . . . and is not afraid of danger. Little does he know what awaits across the Pacific, where his untested regiment is being sent to defend the vulnerable British colony of Hong Kong.
The Royal Rifles and the Winnipeg Grenadiers, many of them young and untrained, quickly find themselves in the thick of battle as the Japanese attack on Sunday, December 7, 1941 — the same day as the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After a month of fighting, Hong Kong falls to the Japanese.
Jack conveys the fierce battles of those hard weeks, including the surrender and capture of his unit, and even his brutal time in the POW camp. It is through his friendship with a once-despised sergeant that Jack learns how to survive.
The Siege of Hong Kong: Jack Finnigan, Hong Kong, 1941
A rarely told World War II story: that of the Canadian troops sent to defend Hong Kong from the invading Japanese.
Nineteen-year-old Jack Finnigan is a born troublemaker. He has grown up defying authority and leaves his small town to enlist in the Royal Rifles. He expects adventure . . . and is not afraid of danger. Little does he know what awaits across the Pacific, where his untested regiment is being sent to defend the vulnerable British colony of Hong Kong.
The Royal Rifles and the Winnipeg Grenadiers, many of them young and untrained, quickly find themselves in the thick of battle as the Japanese attack on Sunday, December 7, 1941 — the same day as the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After a month of fighting, Hong Kong falls to the Japanese.
Jack conveys the fierce battles of those hard weeks, including the surrender and capture of his unit, and even his brutal time in the POW camp. It is through his friendship with a once-despised sergeant that Jack learns how to survive.
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- Author
- Age LevelAges 10 to 14
- CopyrightCopyright
- FormatHardcover
- Number of Pages186 Pages
- Series
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