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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.
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The Burma-Thailand Railway: Memory and History
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The Burma Thailand Railway Memory and History
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The Burma-Thailand railway: Memory and history
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 175 pages. Between November 1942 and October 1943 a force of about 60,000 prisoners of t he Imperial Japanese Army, together with an even greater number of locally consc ripted labourers, was mobilized to construct a railway from Kanchanaburi in Thai land to Thanbuyzayat in Burma. Many died in the construction process, including 12,000 POWs (2,800 of them Australian). They died from overwork, beatings, exhau stion and disease - the result of their taskmasters' cruelty. Survivors have car ried the physical and psychological scars ever since. The crimes committed in or der to build the railway need to be understood. In this book some of the Austral ian survivors, and distinguished Japanese and Australian historians, attempt to come to a real understanding of what happened on the railway and why. Contributo rs include Tom Uren, Hugh V. Clarke and Sir Edward (Weary) Dunlop. Seller Inventory # 6957k
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THE BURMA-THAILAND RAILWAY
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. 175 pages includes index. B/w illustrations. Both book and jacket as good as new. Seller Inventory # 002633
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The Burma-Thailand Railway: Memory and History
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hard back first edition published 1993. Book in fine condition. Dust jacket in very good condition with small tear and very slight bumping. Signed by author and inscribed to Field Marshall Sir Richard Vncent. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1590238101985
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The Burma-Thailand Railway: Memory and History.
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1st ed. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), few black & white photos & drawings, maps, tables, minor edgewear jacket (lightly scratched). 175 pp. (Full title: The Burma-Thailand Railway: Memory and History.) These essays provide a remarkable and moving picture of the human tragedy of the Burma-Thailand Railway. Over 50 years after they were captured, Australian survivors of the railway met in Canberra with a Korean guard, and Australian and Japanese historians. This book is the result of their meeting. It combines the reminiscences of Australian prisoners Tom Morris, Tom Uren, Hugh Clarke and Sir Edward Dunlop, with the tortured memories of the Korean guard. Edited by Gavan McCormack and Hank Nelson. First edition. Seller Inventory # 23970
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