Jesuits Under Fire: In the Siege of Hong Kong, 1941 by Thomas F. Ryan (PT142)

Published 1944: First Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout / Irish Text

Original two-tone green cloth with gilt titles on the spine and original dust jacket. 188 very clean and bright pages. Boards slightly rubbed and stained with time and bumped on the corners consistent with age. Dust jacket is shabby and rubbed with time and chipped and torn along the edges as shown in images but remains intact. A very scarce original first edition! (PT142)

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Jesuits Under Fire: In the Siege of Hong Kong, 1941 (published in 1944) is a firsthand historical account by Irish Jesuit priest Thomas F. Ryan. It chronicles the intense December 1941 Battle of Hong Kong and the subsequent Japanese occupation from the perspective of the Jesuits caught in the crossfire.

Compiled as a "composite narrative" directly from diaries, letters, and eyewitness reports, the book details how the Jesuits stationed in Hong Kong—many associated with Wah Yan College—operated during the December 1941 siege. Google Books.