No Reason Why (Second Edition)

Table of Contents

• Cover Page
• Foreword
• Naval Base to Outpost — defence policy for Hong Kong
• Yellow Peril — awareness of the Japanese menace
• A Hitherto Unregarded Source — the British request
• The Canadian Army Should Take This On — the Canadian response
• No Reason Why — an analysis
• Units of Proven Efficiency — the force is selected
• Both Eastern and Western Canada — the two battalions
• The Standard Battalion
• We Were Appalled by Their Lack of Training — the force's training
• Young Men Full of Enthusiasm — the force is organized and strengthened
• They've Despatched J.K. Lawson Without Even a Wheelbarrow — the force is equipped
• Equipment and Training — a summary
• A Canadian Force Has Arrived at Hong Kong — C Force sets sail
• We Were Going to Fight a War — October/November 1941
• Hardly a Combination Likely to Make an Efficient Fighting Force — the Hong Kong garrison
• Sano Force — Japanese invasion plans
• Soon We Shall Be Fighting For Our Own Lives — the last three weeks of peace
• The Battle for the Mainland — 8—13 December
• The Island — 8-17 December
• The Island — 18/19 December
• The Island — 20 December
• The Island — 21 December
• The Island — 22 December
• The Island — 23 December
• The Island — 24 December
• The Island — 25 December
• The Battle for Hong Kong — analysis and comments
• Surrender and Captivity — the prisoners of war
• Some Questions Have Been Raised — events at home
• The Canadians Are Being Blamed — the scapegoats
• Must They Fight Twice — the Hong Kong veterans
• Conclusion
• Photo Gallery
• Appendix A — Canadian Hong Kong Casualties
• Appendix B — Honours and Awards
• Appendix C — Report by Lieutenant General Charles Foulkes
• Acknowledgments, Sources and Notes
• References
• Record of Amendments

List of Maps

• Overview of the Pacific Theatre
• Progress of Japanese Forces Toward Hong Kong Island
• Hong Kong Island - Morning 18 Dec
• Hong Kong Island - 18-20 Dec
• Hong Kong Island - 20 Dec
• Hong Kong Island - 21 Dec
• Hong Kong Island - 22 Dec
• Hong Kong Island - 23 Dec
• Hong Kong Island - 24 Dec
• Hong Kong Island - 25 Dec