The River Kwai Railway. The Story Of The Burma-Siam Railroad

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Brassey's
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 1992
Edition: First Edition

Description: 236 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the building of the Burma-Siam Railway, this book examines the episode in its strategic, logistic and manpower contexts. Its purposes, planning, construction and ultimate contribution to Japans overall strategy are assessed from the perspective not only of the Japanese soldiers and the Allied prisoners, but also of the Burmese and Indian labourers whose plight has less frequently been considered.

ISBN: 9780080373447