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Burma Railway Man: Secret Letters from a Japanese POW (Paperback, New)
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Burma Railway Man: Secret Letters from a Japanese POW (Paperback, New)
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Charles Steel took part in two military disasters - the Fall of
France and the Dunkirk evacuation, and the Fall of Singapore.
Shortly before the latter, he married Louise. Within days of being
captured by the Japanese, he began writing a weekly letter to his
new bride as means of keeping in touch with her in his mind, for
the Japanese forbade all writing of letters and diaries. By the
time he was liberated 3 1/2 years later, he had written and hidden
some 180 letters, to which were added a further 20 post-liberation
letters. Part love-letter, part diary these unique letters intended
for Louise's eyes only describe the horror of working as a slave on
the Burma - Siam Railway and, in particular, the construction of
the famous Bridge over the River Kwai. It is also an uplifting
account of how man can rise above adversity and even secretly get
back at his captors by means of 'creative accounting'!. Now, we can
share the appalling and inspiring experiences of this remarkable
man.
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