Living hell: Story of a WWII survivor at the death railway
By Chor Boon Goh.
Description
In October 1943, the 415km long Burma-Thailand Railway or the "Death Railway" was completed to serve the imperial interest of Japan in the Pacific War. Traversing some of the densest jungles in the world, it was an engineering feat that took the lives of thousands of Allied prisoners-of-war and Asian labourers. Many former prisoners-of-war have written about their harrowing experiences along the Death Railway. However, what is not well documented in this growing literature is the role played by indigenous peoples in the history of the Death Railway. This book adds a fresh pers...
ISBN(s)
9812291318, 9789812291318
