THE BURMA-SIAM RAILWAY " Secret Diary of Dr. Robert hardie 1942-45"
Info
Author:Robert Hardie Publisher:Imperial War Museum, LondonPublished:1983 First Edition:Yes |
Product Ref /: 288 |
Description
Hardback with grey cloth boards and gold gilt to title writing to the spine. The cover is in very nice clean condition. With unclipped dust-jacket in very nice clean condition. Innerboards and endpapers have a Map of South East Asia to them and are in good order. The hinges and the 117 pages are all in good order throughout the book. Illustrated with drawings done by the author. The binding is tight and square. A very nice clean copy.
Synopsis
THE BURMA-SIAM RAILWAY " The Secret Diary of Dr. Robert Hardie 1942-45." Some 61,000 Allied prisoners of war were firced by their Japanese captors to work on the notorious Burma-Siam railway. More than 16,000 died during the construction of the railway and Robert Hardie being a survivor has had the chance to tell of his accounts during 1942-45. A great book on human triumph and sacrifice.
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