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Telling the story of the Battle for Hong Kong, #SOE Force 136, and the making of modern Canada by Rick Green.
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For an introduction to the story about the Battle for Hong Kong, #SOE, Force 136, and the making of modern Canada, see the presentation by Rick Green on #WW2TV with @ww2tv.bsky.social at www.youtube.com/live/dEebnwD....
From Oblivion to Triumph - How Two Vancouverites Meeting in Free China Changed Canadian History
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[November 9th, 1945] Canada ratifies the United Nations Charter.
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#History The end of #WWII wasn't the end of the war in the Dutch East Indies. The Revolusi Nasional Indonesia had begun. The British would deploy rearmed Japanese against the Indonesian nationalists.
[November 10th, 1945] British and Indian forces shelled Surabaya to suppress Indonesian nationalists, who declared a Holy War. Fighting intensified with Indonesian reinforcements arriving, and reports suggest 20,000 armed Japanese may be aiding rebels.
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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[November 11th, 1945] Achilles' Heel? (Los Angeles Times)
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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[November 11th, 1945] The Indochinese Communist Party (ICP) announced its dissolution as a strategic move to downplay its communist identity and present a more nationalist front, potentially to gain favor with international powers like the United States and China.
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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This January I’m launching an online course for people passionate about History. This isn’t a historian telling you things, it’s designed to turn you from a vociferous reader into someone who is starting to think like a historian themselves… Sign up details: introtohistory.eventbrite.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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For many in Burma, the war never ended. The current civil war is a direct aftershock of the 1940s. In our chat, @LevisonWood & @AlexBescoby describe meeting refugees who just fled the fighting —including some who remember being bombed in the Second World War. Catch our pod & The Last Burma Star now.
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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This is the second of a series of books one of our Trustee's Gary Weight has written for us. It's an introduction to #SOE & the collection of SOE artefacts displayed at the museum. Agents stories & how it all worked-the book highlights many of our artefacts-we hope it's of interest to people ☨ #WW2
March 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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"Superspy" is available now! Uncover Dane Hans Tofte's career as an intelligence officer in SOE, OSS, and CIA.

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#cia #soe#osss
October 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Missing The Forgotten War Pod? Never listened? Why not charge into Series 1 and hear our overview of the campaign - the highs and lows of in India and Burma covered in 11 episodes. Find us on Apple, Spotify, and anywhere else you get podcasts.
October 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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OUT NOW: Our Remembrance Day Special! Jack & Rob talk to Levison Wood & Alex Bescoby about their powerful new doc, The Last Burma Star. They discuss Lev's grandfather, finding a 100-year-old veteran, & the war's living legacy. Watch the film TONIGHT, 9pm on @skyhistory.bsky.social ! #remembranceday
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#LestWeForget🍁 In September 1939, Chinese Canadians volunteered for military service. Their country rejected them because of their race. In 1944, #SOE gave them a second chance. Learn about #Force136 and the making of modern Canada at www.youtube.com/live/dEebnwD....
#WWII #CanadianHistory
From Oblivion to Triumph - How Two Vancouverites Meeting in Free China Changed Canadian History
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November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#LestWeForget🍁 Raymond Young Lowe (1913–2005), “The Voice,” was a Victoria-born businessman and one of 13 Chinese Canadians recruited by Mike Kendall for Operation Oblivion, a covert #SOE mission in southern China under #Force136 ...

#WWII #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
#LestWeForget🍁 Wing Lee Wong (1901–1992) was one of 13 Chinese Canadians recruited by Mike Kendall for Operation Oblivion, a covert #SOE mission in southern China under #Force136. At 43, he was the oldest of the group and the only one not born in Canada.

#WWII #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
#LestWeForget🍁 Norman Donald Wong (1916–2008), “Sarge,” was born in London, Ontario. He and his cousin, Hank Wong, were recruited by Mike Kendall for Operation Oblivion, a covert #SOE mission in southern China under #Force136

#WWII #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay
November 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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I shall say this only once: wearing a poppy ≠ remembrance and it should always be your personal choice whether to wear one or not.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#LestWeForget🍁 Wreath for Chinese Canadians to be Laid at University of Toronto Soldiers’ Tower

Join Keith Lock (son of Sgt. Tom Lock) & Rick Wong (son of Sgt. Hank Wong) for the University of Toronto's November 11 2025 Service of Remembrance: alumni.utoronto.ca/community/so....

#SOE #Force136
November 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#LestWeForget🍁 Edward “Eddie” Chow (1919–1999), “The Entertainer,” was a Vancouver-born performer and one of 13 Chinese Canadians recruited by Mike Kendall for Operation Oblivion, a covert #SOE mission in southern China under #Force136

#WWII #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#LestWeForget🍁 George Thomas Sing Wah Lock (1916–2003), “The Extractor,” was a Toronto-born pharmacist and one of 13 Chinese Canadians recruited by Mike Kendall for Operation Oblivion, a covert SOE mission in southern China under #Force136

#WWII #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#LestWeForget🍁 Henry Albert “Hank” Wong (1919–2019), “The Trigger,” was a London, Ontario-born union auditor. He was one of 13 Chinese Canadians recruited by Mike Kendall for Operation Oblivion, a covert #SOE mission in southern China under #Force136 ….

#WWII #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
#LestWeForget🍁 Douglas Hin Wah Jung (1924–2002), “The Insider,” was a prominent Victoria-born lawyer and Member of Parliament. He was one of 13 Chinese Canadians recruited for Operation Oblivion, a covert #SOE mission in southern China under #Force136.

#WWII #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#LestWeForget🍁 Norman Mon Low (1923–1960), “The Wire,” was a Vancouver-born radio operator and one of 13 Chinese Canadians recruited by Mike Kendall for Operation Oblivion, a covert #SOE mission in southern China under #Force136

#WWII #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
#LestWeForget🍁 James “Jimmy” Shiu (1921– ?), “The Brain,” was a Saskatoon-born engineer and one of 13 Chinese Canadians recruited by Mike Kendall for Operation Oblivion, a covert #SOE mission in southern China under #Force136.

#WWII #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay
November 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
#LestWeForget🍁 Louey King (1923–1989), “The Kid,” was the youngest of the 13 Chinese Canadians recruited by Mike Kendall for Operation Oblivion, a covert #SOE mission in southern China under #Force136.

#WWII #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay
November 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#LestWeForget🍁 John Ko Bong (1912–2008), “The Handyman,” was a Victoria-born shopkeeper and one of 13 Chinese Canadians recruited by Mike Kendall for Operation Oblivion, a covert #SOE mission in southern China under #Force136.

#WWII #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#LestWeForget🍁 Roy Sin Twe Chan (1916–1998), “The Liberator,” was a Victoria-born musician who became one of 13 Chinese Canadians recruited by Mike Kendall for Operation Oblivion, a covert #SOE mission in southern China under #Force136.

#WWII #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM