River Kwai railway : the story of the Burma-Siam Railroad /

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. These aspects are assessed from the perspective of Japanese soldiers, Allied prisoners, and Burmese and Indian labourers.

Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Κύριος συγγραφέας: Kinvig, Clifford (συγγραφέας.)
Μορφή: Βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: London ; Washington : New York : Brassey's ; Distributed in North American to booksellers and wholesalers by the Macmillan Pub. Co., 1992.
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