Kwong Chi Man
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Kwong Chi Man
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Military Historian; Asso Prof@Hong Kong BaptistU; Wars in East Asia, 19th-20th Centuries, Spatial History, Digital Humanities; author of "Eastern Fortress" (HKUP) and "Hongkongers in the British Armed Forces" (OUP); Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ocrbohk
The multiethnic Hong Kong delegation to the Victory Parade in London, 1946. I am very grateful that this photo became the cover of my book on the history of Hongkongers in the British armed forces during the colonial period from the 1860s to 1997. Link to book: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 19, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Our paper on doing Historical GIS on military history: "Showcasing, Contextualizing, and Explaining the Diversity of Human Experiences in Combat Using GIS: The Battle of Hong Kong in 1941 as Example" published in the International Journal of Military History and Historiography (Open Source)
November 17, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Our latest Spatial History project on the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong (1941-1945) is now available. We aim to visualize various aspects of the occupation experience using a GIS-based interactive map. We hope this work can be useful for research, education, planning, and conservation.
November 17, 2024 at 12:45 AM