New on Gwulo: 2018, week 33 - Part 2 | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

New on Gwulo: 2018, week 33 - Part 2

Here's the second half of the summer update:

A book I've been waiting for impatiently is finally available: Barbara Anslow's wartime diaries are now available in print, under the title Tin Hats and Rice.

Barbara had just had her 23rd birthday when the Japanese attacked Hong Kong in 1941. Her diary follows her through the battle & surrender, the long internment, and the eventual liberation in 1945.

Barbara has added comments throughout the book, explaining any events and descriptions that might not make immediate sense to modern-day readers. She has also added material from her mother's and sister's accounts of the events, and rounded it off with an index of all the people mentioned.

Tin Hats and Rice will be invaluable reading for anyone who had a family member imprisoned by the Japanese, or who wants to learn more about Hong Kong's wartime history.

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1956 Kai Tak Airport

1956 Kai Tak Airport, by Eternal1966

 

Wellington and Victoria Barracks 1952

Wellington and Victoria Barracks 1952, by D.H. Oxley

 

Praying Mantis Sifu Wong, Aug 13, 1963

Praying Mantis Sifu Wong, Aug 13, 1963, by OldTimer

 

Dragon Emblem -Comet Tanks

Dragon Emblem -Comet Tanks, by Bryan Panter

 

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Billy Tingle by Sapajou.png, by Sapajou

 

Jubilee Buildings Childrens Party circa 1952/3

Jubilee Buildings Childrens Party circa 1952/3, by the bolt

 

RMS Queen Elizabeth on fire

RMS Queen Elizabeth on fire, by Les Bird

 

RMS Queen Elizabeth on fire

RMS Queen Elizabeth on fire, by Les Bird

 

Wood Road 1936 Typhoon

Wood Road 1936 Typhoon, by Herostratus

 

Harry Landau, Rose Landau & Aunty Eva Brasilevsky

Harry Landau, Rose Landau & Aunty Eva Brasilevsky, by Matthew J Landau

 

1951 Peking Road

1951 Peking Road, by Eternal1966

 

1951 North Point Power Station

1951 North Point Power Station, by Eternal1966

 

Jason Isaac & John Elias, c1925.jpg

Can anyone identify the location?Jason Isaac & John Elias, c1925.jpg, by howzend

 

1962 Kennedy Road - Queue for School Places

1962 Kennedy Road - Queue for School Places, by eternal1966e

 

1938 Air France Dewoitine 338 at Kai Tak

1938 Air France Dewoitine 338 at Kai Tak, by kitchener.lord

 

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Access to Pillbox 203?, by gnimkowk

 

Amah's quarters, Medical Superintendents House, Kowloon Hospital

Amah's quarters, Medical Superintendents House,Kowloon Hospital, by tomhollway

 

Paddy field management

Paddy field management, by tomhollway

 

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