Railwaymen in the War
| Author | : K. Tamayama |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2004-11-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230288263 |
| ISBN-13 | : 023028826X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (26X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Railwaymen in the War by : K. Tamayama
Download or read book Railwaymen in the War written by K. Tamayama and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-11-30 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese railway soldiers, who built the notorious Burma-Thailand railway in 1942-43, earned an unenviable reputation for brutality, but they have not hitherto told their own story. This is the first book to bring to light the testimonies of the soldiers of the Emperor, who worked with 55,200 British, Australian and Dutch prisoners of war in the construction of the 415 kilometre railway.
