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Death Railway
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Author : Clifford Kinvig
language : en
Publisher: Pan
Release Date : 1973
Death Railway written by Clifford Kinvig and has been published by Pan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with History categories.
The Death Railway
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Author : Charles Kappe
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2022-03-24
The Death Railway written by Charles Kappe and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-24 with History categories.
They had faced the indignity of surrender and the squalor of Changi prison, so the spirits of the British and American troops lifted when they were told that they would be transferred to another healthier location where conditions would be more benign and food far more abundant. A total of 7,000 men, approximately half British and half Australian, were to be moved, the men being told that they would not be compelled to work. As there were not that number of fit men at Changi, many weak and unwell soldiers formed part of the group that was designated ‘F’ Force. From the outset, the prisoners realized that none of the promises the Japanese had made would be fulfilled. Herded into trucks, they were transported on a nightmare rail journey into Thailand and then marched for hundreds of miles along a jungle track through the torrential monsoon rains to miserable camps where there was little in the way of cover or accommodation. Despite utter exhaustion, upon arrival at the camps, the men were forced to work on the road and rail links the Japanese needed to carry supplies and reinforcements for their assault upon British-held India. With precious little food or medical supplies, the men soon fell prey to terrible and fatal diseases and soon hundreds had died. Despite the protests of the British and Australian officers, conditions in the malaria and cholera infested camps were utterly horrific. As Lieutenant Colonel Kappe wrote, the ‘barbarism’ they experienced at the hands of the Japanese had never ‘been equaled ... in history’. Kappe, therefore, set himself the task of documenting the atrocities the men of ‘F’ Force endured from May to October 1943, which resulted in more than 3,000 men losing their lives. His report is reproduced here in full – every disturbing episode in this almost unbelievable drama, told as he saw and experienced it at first hand. Rarely has there been such a document produced in a prisoner of war camp, its survival being as monumental as the sufferings of the men described in its pages.
The Thailand Burma Railway 1942 1946 Voluntary Accounts
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Author : Paul H. Kratoska
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2006
The Thailand Burma Railway 1942 1946 Voluntary Accounts written by Paul H. Kratoska and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
One For Every Sleeper
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Author : Jeffery English
language : en
Publisher: Robert Hale
Release Date : 2015-02-28
One For Every Sleeper written by Jeffery English and has been published by Robert Hale this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
First written in note form on stolen lavatory-paper, this is the harrowing eyewitness account of 400 British prisoners of war put to work on the Burma to Siam railway. Jeffery English was a major in the 'N' Corps Signals Regiment when he and his men were captured by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore. The author was among 3,000 men of H Force who were shipped north from Changi on 8 May 1943 to begin work on the railway. Their job was to excavate cuttings, using the most primitive of tools. The prisoners were half starved, ridden with malaria, cholera and dysentery, and frequently beaten with bamboo canes for not working hard enough: the death rate was horrendous. (Of the author's own squad of 400 only ninety-eight eventually survived.) The prisoners were treated with bestial cruelty, and reached the limits of human degradation. When the job was finally done, the men were returned to base camp. The death rate continued unabated, and putrefying bodies lay for days between the rows of bamboo beds. The prisoners were convinced that the Japanese would have killed them before surrendering if they could. Their lives were saved only by the speed of events following the dropping of the atom bomb. Every sleeper on the railway cost the life of a prisoner of war or coolie, and two out of every three men died.
Survival On The Death Railway And Nagasaki
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Author : Jim Brigginshaw
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2018-06-30
Survival On The Death Railway And Nagasaki written by Jim Brigginshaw and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-30 with History categories.
This is a remarkable and unique story of Jim Brigginshaw. Having been captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore in 1942, Jim was first sent to work in Burma, to build what has become known as the Death Railway. Unlike many of his comrades, Jim survived this ordeal, only to be transferred to Nagasaki, Japan, where he was sent to work in the mines of Sendryu.Jim describes how the conditions in the 'Hell pits of Sendryu' were even worse than those experienced in Burma, but were ultimately the reason why he survived the war. On the 9th August 1945, the Americans, dropped the second nuclear bomb on Nagaski. Jim was fortunately underground at the time, but through this book re-lives the harrowing aftermath of the attack when the ground shook violently.
Last Man Out
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Author : H. Robert Charles
language : en
Publisher: Motorbooks
Release Date : 2006
Last Man Out written by H. Robert Charles and has been published by Motorbooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Burma-Siam Railway categories.
From June 1942 to October 1943, more than 100,000 Allied POWs who had been forced into slave labor by the Japanese died building the infamous Burma-Thailand Death Railway, an undertaking immortalized in the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai." One of the few who survived was American Marine H. Robert Charles, who describes the ordeal in vivid and harrowing detail in Last Man Out. The story mixes the unimaginable brutality of the camps with the inspiring courage of the men, including a Dutch Colonial Army doctor whose skill and knowledge of the medicinal value of wild jungle herbs saved the lives of hundreds of his fellow POWs, including the author.
Last Man Out
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Author : H. Robert Charles
language : en
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Release Date : 2006-11-15
Last Man Out written by H. Robert Charles and has been published by Quarto Publishing Group USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-15 with History categories.
An American Marine recounts his ordeal as a World War II POW forced by the Japanese to build the railway immortalized in The Bridge on the River Kwai. From June 1942 to October 1943, more than 100,000 Allied POWs who had been forced into slave labor by the Japanese died building the infamous Burma-Thailand Death Railway, an undertaking immortalized in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai. One of the few who survived was American Marine H. Robert Charles, who describes the ordeal in vivid and harrowing detail in Last Man Out. The story mixes the unimaginable brutality of the camps with the inspiring courage of the men, such as a Dutch Colonial Army doctor whose skill and knowledge of the medicinal value of wild jungle herbs saved the lives of hundreds of his fellow POWs, including the author. Praise for Last Man Out “A remarkable story, long overdue, of the treatment of POW’s captured by Japan.” —Arthur L. Maher, USN, Senior officer to survive sinking of the USS Houston, POW of the Japanese in World War II “In World War II, to move materials and troops from Japan to Burma by avoiding the perilous sea route around the Malay Peninsula, the Japanese military built a railroad through the jungles of Thailand and Burma at great human cost to its prisoner laborers. Last Man Out is an effective addition to the history of this tragedy.” —Library Journal
Building The Death Railway
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Author : Robert Sherman La Forte
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 1993
Building The Death Railway written by Robert Sherman La Forte and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
Generosity amid the greatest cruelty, Building the Death Railway gives the American perspective on events that shocked the world.
Railroad Of Death
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Author : John Coast
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
Railroad Of Death written by John Coast and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with Burma-Siam Railway categories.
The experiences of a British officer captured by the Japanese in Singapore, who worked on the Bangkok-Moulmein railway.
Death Railway
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Author : Cornelis B. Evers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Death Railway written by Cornelis B. Evers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Prisoners of war categories.
Survivor's account of the building of the Burma-Siam Railway during World War II and subsequent war crimes investigations.