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The Railway Man

2014 Large type books
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Release : 2014
Genre : Large type books
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Book Synopsis The Railway Man by : Eric Lomax

Download or read book The Railway Man written by Eric Lomax. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Second World War, Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway, and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred, and unable to form relationships, Lomax suffered for years - until, with the help of the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, he came to terms with what had happened. Almost 50 years after the war his life was changed by the discovery that his interrogator, the Japanese interpreter, was still alive; their reconciliation is the culmination of this extraordinary story.

The Railway Man

2005 World War, 1939-1945
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Release : 2005
Genre : World War, 1939-1945
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Book Rating : 584/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Railway Man by : Eric Lomax

Download or read book The Railway Man written by Eric Lomax. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONE OF TWELVE TITLES IN VINTAGE'S A FORMAT WAR PROMOTION WINNER OF THE 1996 NCR BOOK AWARD A naive young man, a radio enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the British Empire at Singapore in 1942. He was put to work on the Railway of Death - the Japanese line from Thailand and Burma. This was the most disastrous engineering project in history, which killed 250,000 Allied prisoners and Thai labourers. Lomax helped to build a radio so that he and his comrades could follow news of the war. The Japanese discovered the radio and Lomax was exhaustively and brutally tortured. One of his tormentors was a young Japanese interpreter; Lomax never forgot him. Despite an outwardly successful life, Lomax was emotionally ruined by his experiences and could never share them with anyone. ALmost 50 years after the war, his life was changed by the discovery that his interrogator, the Japanese interpreter, was still alive. This is the story of a tragic life and a transformed old age.

The Railway Man and His Children

1892 English fiction
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Release : 1892
Genre : English fiction
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Book Synopsis The Railway Man and His Children by : Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret)

Download or read book The Railway Man and His Children written by Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret). This book was released on 1892. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Last Man Out

2006 Burma-Siam Railway
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Release : 2006
Genre : Burma-Siam Railway
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Book Rating : 200/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Last Man Out by : H. Robert Charles

Download or read book Last Man Out written by H. Robert Charles. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From June 1942 to October 1943, more than 100,000 Allied POWs who had been forced into slave labor by the Japanese died building the infamous Burma-Thailand Death Railway, an undertaking immortalized in the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai." One of the few who survived was American Marine H. Robert Charles, who describes the ordeal in vivid and harrowing detail in Last Man Out. The story mixes the unimaginable brutality of the camps with the inspiring courage of the men, including a Dutch Colonial Army doctor whose skill and knowledge of the medicinal value of wild jungle herbs saved the lives of hundreds of his fellow POWs, including the author.

India's Railway Man

2017 Art
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Release : 2017
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis India's Railway Man by : Rajendra B. Aklekar

Download or read book India's Railway Man written by Rajendra B. Aklekar. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sreedharan's expertise and foresight-on behalf of those not as richly blessed as he was-ensured that political will was converted into a multipurpose railway project. The [Chithoni railway link] bridge was completed eleven weeks ahead of schedule and proved to be helpful to one and all. Two key railway projects changed the way India travels by train-the 760-km stretch of Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro. Both the projects were up and running in seven years flat and the man in charge was Dr Elattuvalapil Sreedharan, popularly known as the Railway Man. He has been hailed as the messiah of new-age infrastructure projects and his success stories have become railway engineering benchmark. Respected, loved and equally hated, this book covers the amazing story of one man-his perseverance, beliefs, and public and private battles. India's Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan is a tribute to this extraordinary man.

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