Ten Lessons

Canada in Hong Kong: 1941-1945

The Forgotten Heroes

Teacher: Nick Brune, Ontario

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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