The Railway Man; A POW's Searing Account of War, Brutality and Forgiveness
by Lomax, Eric
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0393039102
- ISBN 13
- 9780393039108
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York: W.W. Norton & Company [0-393-03910-2] 1995. (Hardcover) 276pp. Near fine in fine dust jacket. Map. "This is a story of innocence betrayed, of passion and curiosity about the world of machines turned nightmarish and punished by the cruelty of which only humans are capable. It is also a story of survival and courage". Book about Burma-Siam Railway & Royal Corps of Signals. Time Period 1940's. Locale: Malaya; Thailand. (World War 2, Biography, Memoir, Prisoners of War, Torture, Trains, World War 2).
Synopsis
Eric Lomax was born in 1919. He now lives in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England.
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 152786
- Title
- The Railway Man; A POW's Searing Account of War, Brutality and Forgiveness
- Author
- Lomax, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0393039102
- ISBN 13
- 9780393039108
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1995
- Keywords
- World War 2, Biography, Memoir, Prisoners of War, Torture, Trains, World War 2
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
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Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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