Building the Death Railway

The Ordeal of American Pows in Burma, 1942-1945

By:

Robert S. LaForte

Format:

Hardback

Show Hide Adult Content

$186.00

Available from supplier

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

0 in Trolley

Price Match

Wrap this item as a gift ($5.90) - add a free gift card on the next page

Free Delivery with Primate

Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $46.50 with Afterpay Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $31.00 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

Around 25 Jun - 5 Jul using International Courier

Description

The Oscar-winning movie "Bridge over the River Kwai" dramatised to millions the building of the infamous Japanese "Death Railway" - the supply line for Japan's planned invasion of India during World War II. But the movie told only part of the story, giving the impression that all men working on the line were British. In fact, 668 Americans - serving on the USS Houston and with the Texas National Guard's Second Battalion - worked alongside the other Allied troops in the jungle camps. In "Building the Death Railway", their story is told for the first time. In 22 interviews with American survivors, we learn the details of their lengthy ordeal. Disease, punishment, camaraderie, work conditions and attempts to escape are described by the men who were there. The story begins with their capture and ends with their liberation 42 months later. The Burma-Thailand "Death Railway" was one of the most horrible sentences a prisoner of war could endure. Thousands died in the jungles of Burma. More than 130 Americans - one man in five - never returned home, victims of neglect, abuse, starvation and disease. "Building the Death Railway" gives the American perspective on events that shocked the world.

Release date NZ

January 1st, 1993

Author

Robert S. LaForte

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Undergraduate

Contributor

Edited by Ronald E. Marcello

Pages

328

Dimensions

165x233x29

ISBN-13

9780842024280

Product ID

1985204

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Get free delivery, exclusive deals, and more^*

Non-Fiction Books:

Building the Death Railway

By:

Format:

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Availability

Description

Customer reviews

Marketplace listings

Help & options

Filed under...

Get free delivery, exclusive deals, and more*

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Get free delivery, exclusive deals, and more^*