The Burma Thailand Railway Of Death
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The Burma Thailand Railway Of Death
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Author : E. R. Hall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
The Burma Thailand Railway Of Death written by E. R. Hall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Burma categories.
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.
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.
One Fourteenth Of An Elephant
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Author : Ian Denys Peek
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday UK
Release Date : 2004
One Fourteenth Of An Elephant written by Ian Denys Peek and has been published by Doubleday UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
In February 1942, Singapore fell to the Japanese. Denys Peek and his brother were just two of tens of thousands of British and Commonwealth soldiers and citizens taken prisoner. Six months later, he and his comrades were packed into steel goods wagons and transported by rail to Siam. They were to become part of the slave labour force destined for the massive construction project that would later become infamous as the Burma Thailand Railway. He would spend the next three years in over fifteen different work and 'hospital' camps on the railway, stubbornly refusing to give in and die in a place where over 20,000 prisoners of war and uncounted slave labourers met their deaths. Narrated in the present tense and written with clarity, passion and a remarkable eye for detail, Denys Peek has vividly recreated not just the hardships and horrors of the railway and the daily struggle for survival but also the comradeship, spirit and humour of the men who worked on it.
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
The Burma Thailand Railway
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Author : Gavan McCormack
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Burma Thailand Railway written by Gavan McCormack and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Burma-Siam Railroad categories.
Between November 1942 and October 1943 a force of about 60,000 prisoners of the Imperial Japanese Army, together with an even greater number of locally conscripted labourers, was mobilized to construct a railway from Kanchanaburi in Thailand to Thanbuyzayat in Burma. Many died in the construction process, including 12,000 POWs (2,800 of them Australian). They died from overwork, beatings, exhaustion and disease - the result of their taskmasters' cruelty. Survivors have carried the physical and psychological scars ever since. The crimes committed in order to build the railway need to be understood. In this book some of the Australian survivors, and distinguished Japanese and Australian historians, attempt to come to a real understanding of what happened on the railway and why. Contributors include Tom Uren, Hugh V. Clarke and Sir Edward (Weary) Dunlop.
Death Railway
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Author : Oralee Andrino
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-05-27
Death Railway written by Oralee Andrino and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-27 with categories.
Allied POWs experienced inhumane treatment and endured torture by Japanese forces. Not only were the long days of the POWs filled with harsh labor and punctuated by physical abuse but also the prisoners were provided with grossly inadequate food. The daily food allotment typically included small portions of boiled rice and spoiled meat or fish; rations were routinely contaminated with rat droppings and infested with maggots. In addition, there was a lack of potable water. Consequently, the prisoners were malnourished, dehydrated, and predisposed to illness. These factors, compounded by the unsanitary conditions in the work camps and the tropical environment, meant that disease was rampant. Dysentery and diarrhea were responsible for more than one-third of all deaths on the railway. Other diseases included cholera, malaria, and tropical ulcers. For anyone seeking information on the daily life of an ordinary British soldier as a POW of the Japanese in WW2, working on the Burma-Siam railway this is the right place for you
Building The Death Railway
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Author : Robert Sherman La Forte
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1993
Building The Death Railway written by Robert Sherman La Forte and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield 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.
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.
The Death Railway
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Author : Rod Beattie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Death Railway written by Rod Beattie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Prisoners of war categories.