A long-lost diary from a Chinese officer is shedding light on a lesser-known part of D-Day history. Found by urban explorers ...
The diary was by Lam Ping-yu — a Chinese officer who crossed the world to train and serve with Allied forces in Europe.
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The meticulously detailed but long-forgotten diary of a Chinese officer — rescued by urban explorers from a Hong Kong tenement block before its demolition — is now bringing his story back to life and ...
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