A Forgotten Battle Taught One Man Everything About Humanity
Tony Banham’s study of the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong in 1941 captures thousands of stories tied together by a shared tragedy.
Illustration: Lee Kyutae for Bloomberg
Holding back a boyish enthusiasm in his apartment overlooking Hong Kong’s financial district, Tony Banham sifts through relics of Japan’s invasion in 1941 and the occupation that followed.
He holds up a piece of Japanese shrapnel. “You don’t want to be hit by one of those. That will take off your arm or leg.”