The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941-1945 is illuminated by the remarkable personal story of John Harris. An architectural student, he was pitched into battle as a subaltern in the Royal Engineers and was a prisoner of the Japanese for four years. His powerful testimonial describes the appalling struggle to survive in a Japanese prison camp. Thoroughly researched, particularly through exceptional access to war diaries, The Battle for Hong Kong also explores the catastrophic repercussions of the sudden collapse of the British Army Aid Group (cover name for the agency that handled spies in...
The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941-1945 is illuminated by the remarkable personal story of John Harris. An architectural student, he was pitched into batt...
The author, John R. Harris was born in 1931. At the age of 7, he moved to the Utah State Penitentiary to begin a 10 year period of his life. His father, John E. Harris became Warden of the prison in the 1930's. "John Robert Harris wrote this book filled with gripping tales of escapes, the death of a prisoner by firing squad and how Harris as a young boy, was able to get inmates to work for him for pennies-on-the-dollar." Mandy Feder, Managing Editor of the Lake County Record Bee would write in her article that appeared in the paper on September 21, 2011. Warden John E. Harris was referred to...
The author, John R. Harris was born in 1931. At the age of 7, he moved to the Utah State Penitentiary to begin a 10 year period of his life. His fathe...