Fighting Malaria On The River Kwai
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Fighting Malaria On The River Kwai
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Author : Jonathan R.C. Green
language : en
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Release Date : 2019-06-25
Fighting Malaria On The River Kwai written by Jonathan R.C. Green and has been published by Archway Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
During World War II, 12,000 Allied prisoners of war died while constructing a bridge over the river Kwai in western Thailand, and then a railway through the thick jungles of the Kwai Valley all the way to Burma. Decades later, during the Vietnam War, Jonathan R.C. Green enlisted as a medic in the U.S. Army, expecting to take care of wounded Americans and Asians, but was kept in a Stateside assignment instead, much to his frustration. So, shortly before his enlistment expired, he applied for the Peace Corps and asked to serve in Southeast Asia. Six weeks after leaving the Army, he arrived in Thailand as a Peace Corps Volunteer. His job assignment was to fight malaria by controlling the mosquito populations in remote jungle villages in the valley of the infamous River Kwai. Besides the hazards posed by snakes, scorpions and centipedes in the jungle, he ran the risk of contracting malaria, dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases, while suffering severe bouts of dysentery. He often had to live on a monotonous diet of rice, bamboo shoots and hot sauce three times a day, with the only reasonably safe drinking water coming from rain barrels teeming with mosquito larvae. While becoming accustomed to a rugged lifestyle in the jungle, he had to quickly learn a complex language and exotic culture. An inadvertent misstep in manners could have damaged his credibility, and hence the outcome of his undertaking, as badly as catching the disease he was supposed to be fighting.
Survivor On The River Kwai
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Author : Reg Twigg
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2013-05-23
Survivor On The River Kwai written by Reg Twigg and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Survivor on the River Kwai is the heartbreaking story of Reg Twigg, one of the last men standing from a forgotten war. Called up in 1940, Reg expected to be fighting Germans. Instead, he found himself caught up in the worst military defeat in modern British history - the fall of Singapore to the Japanese. What followed were three years of hell, moving from one camp to another along the Kwai river, building the infamous Burma railway for the all-conquering Japanese Imperial Army. Some prisoners coped with the endless brutality of the code of Bushido by turning to God; others clung to whatever was left of the regimental structure. Reg made the deadly jungle, with its malaria, cholera, swollen rivers, lethal snakes and exhausting heat, work for him. With an ingenuity that is astonishing, he trapped and ate lizards, harvested pumpkins from the canteen rubbish heap and with his homemade razor became camp barber. That Reg survived is testimony to his own courage and determination, his will to beat the alien brutality of camp guards who had nothing but contempt for him and his fellow POWs. He was a risk taker whose survival strategies sometimes bordered on genius. Reg's story is unique. Reg Twigg was born at Wigston (Leicester) barracks on 16 December 1913. He was called up to the Leicestershire Regiment in 1940 but instead of fighting Hitler he was sent to the Far East, stationed at Singapore. When captured by the Japanese, he decided he would do everything to survive. After his repatriation from the Far East, Reg returned to Leicester. With his family he returned to Thailand in 2006, and revisited the sites of the POW camps. Reg died in 2013, at the age of ninety-nine, two weeks before the publication of this book.
1000 Days On The River Kwai
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Author : Cary Owtram
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2017-05-31
1000 Days On The River Kwai written by Cary Owtram and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A British officer recounts his harrowing years as a POW in Thailand, including his time as the camp commandant, in this WWII memoir. Colonel Cary Owtram served with the 137th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, and the 11th Indian Infantry Division in Malaysia. After being captured by the Japanese in Singapore, he was transported to the infamous Burma railway. He went on to spend the next three and a half years in grueling captivity in Thailand, first in Ban Pong Camp and then Chungkai Camp—one of the largest POW camps in the region. Owtram was appointed the British Camp Commandant at Chungkai, making him responsible for his fellow prisoners—a heavy responsibility added to the general deprivation and hardship suffered by all. During that time, Owtram kept a secret diary in which he recorded the brutal experience of surviving day to day and attempting to deal with their harsh and unpredictable Japanese captors. It is not only the prisoners who suffered, but also their families at home. The postscript by Owtram’s daughters vividly demonstrates the agonies of doubt and worry that loved ones went through and the effect of the experience on all.
Fighting Malaria
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Author : Robyn Hardyman
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2014-08-01
Fighting Malaria written by Robyn Hardyman and has been published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Malaria is an infectious disease caused by parasites and spread by mosquitoes. Especially dangerous to children, it's the cause of 1 million deaths annually. About half of the world is at risk of catching malaria. This thought-provoking book answers questions including what it's like to contract malaria and the groundbreaking efforts and goals of today's medical and scientific community to both prevent and treat the disease. Mosquito nets, insecticides, and medications are among the many topics featured. Photographs of professionals in action and quotations from specialists add a sense of urgency to address this global crisis.
Last Post Over The River Kwai
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Author : Cecil Lowry
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2018-10-30
Last Post Over The River Kwai written by Cecil Lowry 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 2018-10-30 with History categories.
Last Post Over the River Kwai is the carefully researched account of the experiences of the officers and men of 2nd Battalion The East Surreys during the Second World War.Stationed in Shanghai in the early 1940s, the Battalion was deployed to Malaya and fought gallantly to slow the Japanese advance. After heavy losses the survivors found themselves POWs in Singapore in February 1942 after the humiliating surrender which Churchill described as Britains worst ever military disaster.The next three and a half years saw members of the Battalion suffering appalling hardship at the hands of their brutal Japanese captors, whether in Singapore, on the Death Railway, Malaya or Japan itself, as wells as on hellships. Many died but remarkably the majority survived to tell their story. Their prolonged captivity with unbelievable hardship, deprivation and cruelty makes for distressing but inspiring reading.
Survivor On The River Kwai
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Author : Reg Twigg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-09-15
Survivor On The River Kwai written by Reg Twigg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-15 with Large type books categories.
A young British soldier is caught up in the worst defeat in the history of the British Army, the fall of Singapore. Reg Twigg spends the next three years in hell, building the Burma Railway for the Japanese. Beaten, tortured, starving and forced to watch his comrades die, Reg fights for his survival.
Disease Colonialism And The State
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Author : Ka-che YIP
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Disease Colonialism And The State written by Ka-che YIP and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with History categories.
Studying malaria in modern East Asia in the context of the global history of the disease, this book fills an important gap in our understanding of the cultural, social, economic, and political dimensions of the relationship between malaria and human society in a region which has often been neglected by historians of the disease. The authors examine the development and consequences of various anti-malaria strategies in Hong Kong, Okinawa, Taiwan, mainland China, and East Asia as a whole. The British and Japanese colonial models of disease control are explored, as is the later American technological model of DDT residue spraying, promoted by the Rockefeller Foundation which played a significant role in the global anti-malaria campaign and the development of public health in Asia. In the post- World War II period, the use of DDT and international political and economic interests helped to shape anti-malaria policies of the Nationalist government in Taiwan. In mainland China, the Beijing government's mass mobilization and primary health care model of anti-malaria control has given way to new strategies as recent changes in the health care system have affected anti-malaria efforts and public health developments. This book illuminates an important and largely unexplored dimension of the history of malaria: the interplay of the state (colonial or sovereign), international interests, new medical knowledge and technology, changing concepts of health and disease, as well as local society in the formulation and implementation of anti-malaria policies. It will be of interest to historians of colonialism, medicine and public health, Asia, as well as health and social policy planners.
Survival And Separation On The River Kwai
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Author : Ian Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2023-07-30
Survival And Separation On The River Kwai written by Ian Roberts and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Eric Roberts was conscripted in 1939 into the 1/5 Sherwood Foresters. After service in France and evacuation from Brest in 1940, the Battalion were sent to the Far East arriving in Singapore three weeks before the surrender. Eric became a prisoner of the Japanese and was sent to the Burma-Thai Railway. His Commanding Officer was Lieutenant Colonel Lilly who was later to become the inspiration for Colonel Nicholson in the film Bridge on the River Kwai. Eric’s fiancée, Eunice Lowe, learnt of his capture by chance from a friend. Amidst speculation that Eric had escaped, Eunice began a campaign to learn the truth but it was not until 26 May 1943 that she received confirmation that he was a POW. From 1942 to 1945, while suffering extreme hardship and abuse from his captors, Eric was permitted to send just three postcards. Despite Eunice writing every week, only a handful were received by him in late 1944. After liberation, Eric returned home and married Eunice in 1946. Fortunately, Eric wrote a graphic memoir of his captivity in the post-war years and Eunice’s correspondence has been preserved. The two combined make for an unusual and moving record of a young couple’s testing yet very different experiences.
Battling Malaria
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Author : Connie Goldsmith
language : en
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Release Date : 2010-08-01
Battling Malaria written by Connie Goldsmith and has been published by Twenty-First Century Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Presents an overview of the disease, discussing its history, symptoms, the prognosis of people who have contracted it, and how they are treated, along with current efforts to improve prevention measures and develop a vaccine.
The War Against Malaria
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Author : Cynthia O'Brien
language : en
Publisher: Crabtree Classics
Release Date : 2022
The War Against Malaria written by Cynthia O'Brien and has been published by Crabtree Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"Malaria is an ancient disease caused by a parasite passed through the bites of infected mosquitoes. It is only now-through extensive scientific research-that malaria can be prevented, treated, and cured. This fascinating book examines the difficulties malaria still presents and how science is working on a "zero malaria plan" that will one day eradicate the disease entirely"--