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The railway man : a POW's searing account of war, brutality and forgiveness  Cover Image Book Book

The railway man : a POW's searing account of war, brutality and forgiveness / Eric Lomax.

Lomax, Eric. (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 039334407X
  • ISBN: 9780393344073
  • Physical Description: 288 p. : map ; 21cm.
  • Publisher: New York, NY. : W. W. Norton, [2014?], c1995.

Content descriptions

General Note:
First published as a Norton paperback, 2012.
Subject: 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.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch 940.5472 L839r 1995 (Text) 33126019859218 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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.

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