Ten Lessons
Canada in Hong Kong: 1941-1945
The Forgotten Heroes
Teacher: Nick Brune, Ontario
Canada
in Hong Kong: 1941-1945 The Forgotten Heroes
This set of ten lessons is available in one PDF, or you can download them in sets of two.
| Lesson 1: Background to Canada’s
Role in the Defence of Hong Kong (pp. 6 to 8) Lesson 2: The Coming of World War II (pp. 9 to 11) |
Lessons 1
and 2 |
| Lesson 3: The Valour and the
Horror – “A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong” (pp. 12 to 16) Lesson 4: Start of the War in the Pacific (pp. 17 to 19) |
Lessons 3 and 4 |
| Lesson 5: The Fateful Canadian
Decision (pp. 20 to 26) Lesson 6: The Battle for Hong Kong (pp. 27 to 30) |
Lessons 5 and 6 |
| Lesson 7: Surviving the
Prisoner-of War Camps (pp. 31 to 34) Lesson 8: Coming Home and the Issue of Compensation (pp. 35 to 39) |
Lessons 7 and 8 |
| Lesson 9: One Soldier’s Story (pp.
40 to 49) Lesson 10: The Lesson and Legacy of Hong Kong (pp. 50 to 53) |
Lessons 9 and 10 |
| Bibliography | Bibliography |