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Shing Mun Shing Mun: Gin Drinkers Line, Shing Mun Country Park, Shing Mun River, Gin Drinkers Line, Shing Mun Country Park, Shing Mun River, Shing Mun Reservoir, Shing M

Shing Mun Shing Mun: Gin Drinkers Line, Shing Mun Country Park, Shing Mun River, Gin Drinkers Line, Shing Mun Country Park, Shing Mun River, Shing Mun Reservoir, Shing M


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Chapters: Gin Drinkers Line, Shing Mun Country Park, Shing Mun River, Shing Mun Reservoir, Shing Mun Tunnels, Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Grassy Hill. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Gin Drinkers Line (Chinese: ) or Gin Drinker's Line was a British military defensive line against the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong during the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, part of the Pacific War. The concept came from France's Maginot Line, built after World War I. The British believed the line could protect the colony from Japanese invasion for at least six months and even called it the "Oriental Maginot Line" (Chinese: ). The Japanese generals also believed the line would stop their advance until the scouts found out the line was very weak. For example, only 30 soldiers were defending Shing Mun Redoubt in Battle of Hong Kong with a capacity of 120. The Line's name originated from Gin Drinkers Bay, a former bay in nearby Kwai Chung, New Territories (now reclaimed and part of Kwai Fong). It passed through Kam Shan, the Shing Mun Reservoir, Beacon Hill, Lion Rock, and Tate's Cairn, ending at Port Shelter in Sai Kung; its total length was 18 kilometers. Its key points were the stretch between Beacon Hill and Sha Tin Pass, and the Shing Mun Redoubt, the latter of which also housed command HQ for the Line. The Line made use of the mountains north of the Kowloon Peninsula and was strategically important in preventing any southward invasion from the New Territories. Construction lasted from 1936 to 1938. The Line was not actually a solid defensive line but a series of defensive positions linked together by paths. Bunkers, concrete fortified machine gun posts, trenches and artillery batteries were built along the line; however, this artillery support may ha...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=222439


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  • ISBN-13: 9781157136194
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • Sub Title: Gin Drinkers Line, Shing Mun Country Park, Shing Mun River, Gin Drinkers Line, Shing Mun Country Park, Shing Mun River, Shing Mun Reservoir, Shing M
  • Width: 229 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1157136192
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 59 gr


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