The lone flag : memoir of the British Consul in Macao during World War II

The lone flag : memoir of the British Consul in Macao during World War II / John Pownall Reeves ; with contributions by David Calthorpe ; edited by Colin Day, Richard Garett.

When Hong Kong fell to the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941, Macao was left as a tiny isolated enclave on the China Coast surrounded by Japanese-held territory. As a Portuguese colony, Macao was neutral, and John Reeves, the British Consul, could remain there and continue his work despite being surrou...

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Main Author: Reeves, John Pownall, 1909-1978 (Author)
Other Authors: Day, Colin (Editor), Garett, Richard (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2014.
Series:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
Subjects:
Reeves, John Pownall, > 1909-1978.
Reeves, John Pownall Reeves > Career in diplomacy.
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > China > Macau (Special Administrative Region)
World War, 1939-1945 > Refugees > China > Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Diplomatic and consular service, British > China > History > 20th century.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Diplomatic and consular service
Diplomatic and consular service, British
Refugees
Macau (China : Special Administrative Region) > History > 20th century.
China
China > Macau (Special Administrative Region)
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History
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