Gavan Mccormack Hank Nelson (16 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: VG. Fifth Printing. Glossy pictorial covers. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Some fading to spine, corners lightly rubbed.

Cloth. No Jacket. First Edition. Near Fine PP 175, index, tables figures map and illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

hardcover octavo w d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

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.…

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.

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.…

A softback publication of 175 pages 8vo. in pretty much fine condition.

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Hard cover dust wrapper, 175pp. Some b&w photos. A little wear on board/dw edges; a very good copy. Over 50 years after they were captured, Australian survivors of the Burma-Thailand railway met in Canberra with a Korean guard and Australian and Japanese historians. This book, combining the reminiscences of prisoners Tom Morris, Tom Uren, Hugh Clarke and Weary Dunlop and the Korean guard, is the result of that meeting. As well as personal memories, includes reflections on Asian forced labour, war crimes trials relating to the railway, Japan's policy towards POWs, and reparations.…

Or.bds. Dustjacket. 175pp. b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st ed. Between November 1942 & October 1943 a force of about 60,000 prisoners of the Japanese Army were mobilised to build a railway from Kanchanaburi to Thailand.

reprint stiff wrappers As New octavo xii + 175pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., index, Collection of essays on the Burma-Thailand Railway inc. Hugh Clarke, Tom Morris & Dick Gilman. Also two Japanese contributions regarding policy towards POWs.

1st edition stiff wrappers As New octavo xii + 175pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., index, Collection of essays on the Burma-Thailand Railway inc. Hugh Clarke, Tom Morris & Dick Gilman. Also two Japanese contributions regarding policy towards POWs.

Softcover, 16*24 cm. Condition: Gut. 175 Seiten guter Zustand, Ecken leicht bestoßen 200429956 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 300.

1st edition dust jacket Very Nice Copy octavo xii + 175pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., index, Collection of essays on the Burma-Thailand Railway inc. Hugh Clarke, Tom Morris & Dick Gilman. Also two Japanese contributions regarding policy towards POWs.

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo xii + 175pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., index, Collection of essays on the Burma-Thailand Railway inc. Hugh Clarke, Tom Morris & Dick Gilman. Also two Japanese contributions regarding policy towards POWs.