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The railway man a POW's searing account of war, brutality and forgiveness

A POW's account of war, brutality and forgiveness. Lomax was sent to Malaya in 1941, taken prisoner after the fall of Singapore, and put to work on the infamous Burma-Siam railway, which cost the lives of 250,000 men.

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Main Author:	Lomax, Eric
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY. : W.W. Norton, 2012, ©1995.
Subjects:	Lomax, Eric. World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. World War, 1939-1945 > Conscript labor. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, Scottish. Burma-Siam Railroad > History. World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities. Prisoners of war > Thailand > Biography. Prisoners of war > Great Britain > Biography.
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Summary:	A POW's account of war, brutality and forgiveness. Lomax was sent to Malaya in 1941, taken prisoner after the fall of Singapore, and put to work on the infamous Burma-Siam railway, which cost the lives of 250,000 men.
Physical Description:	288 pages : map ; 21 cm
ISBN:	039334407X (pbk.) 9780393344073 (pbk.)