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

• 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.
• Θέματα: Burma-Siam Railroad > Iστορία.; Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος, 1939-1945 > Αιχμάλωτοι και φυλακές, Ιάπωνες

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.

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• 1. The explosion of Japanese power
• 2. The western bastion
• 3. The labour forces
• 4. Planning the impossible
• 5. The battle begins
• 6. Lives on the line; isolation
• 7. Speedo
• 8. The plan
• 9. Reinforcement
• 10. Speedo-worko
• 11. Ending the torment
• 12. Relief deferred
• 13. The impermanent way
• 14. Defeat and deliverance
• 15.Brought to account.