Prelude to Change, Hong Kong of the 1950s

by Tony Goldsmith

In the 1950s, when few people had the means or opportunity to travel the world, the Cold War was at its height. On one side stood the Western powers; on the other, an uneasy alliance between Russia and Communist China. Young National Servicemen manned a large wireless listening post on Hong Kong Island, in defiance of the massive communist neighbor to the north. This posting offered these young men an otherwise unattainable chance to journey to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103587640X
• ISBN13: 9781035876402
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Austin Macauley
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"