Roses In December

Special Illustrated Hardback Colour Edition – (Total of 26 colour pictures, 16 of which are full page colour illustrations of aircraft, and 74 B & W pictures) - The Battle of Hong Kong took place between 8th December and 25th December 1941. This is the tale of the Stanford family and how they were affected by this battle. It tells of life in the Army, life in the colonies, the battle, the infamous Lisbon Maru, and how the family coped with the war, evacuation, repatriation, and post war - Will also be of particular interest to aircraft enthusiasts, with 16 of the colour pictures being of aircraft at the time of the fall of Hong Kong - Japanese, civilian and allied aircraft are covered.