River Kwai Railway: The Story of the Burma-Siam Railway

by Clifford Kinvig

Book Overview

Uses Japanese material together with the accounts and illustrations of the prisoners themselves to tell the story of the Burma-Siam railway. The text evaluates the railway primarily as a response to a logistic imperative, but also as the focus for cultural and racial clashes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857532058
• ISBN13: 9781857532050
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"