Secret Letters From The Railway

Author : Brian Best
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783034408
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secret Letters from the Railway written by Brian Best and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2004-09-19 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 three and a half years later, he had written and hidden some 180 letters, to which were added a further twenty 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, for the first time, we can share the appalling and inspiring experiences of this remarkable man.

Author : Charles Steel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secret Letters from the Railway written by Charles Steel and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Steel
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473826608
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burma Railway Man written by Charles Steel and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-06-12 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Hilary Custance Green
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 147387002X
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surviving the Death Railway written by Hilary Custance Green and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ordeals of the POWs put to slave labour by their Japanese masters on the Burma Railway have been well documented yet never cease to shock. It is impossible not to be horrified and moved by their stoic courage in the face of inhuman brutality, appalling hardship and ever-present death.While Barry Custance Baker was enduring his 1000 days of captivity, his young wife Phyllis was attempting to correspond with him and the families of Barrys unit. Fortunately these moving letters have been preserved and appear, edited by their daughter Hilary, in this book along with Barrys graphic memoir written after the War. Surviving the Death Railways combination of first-hand account, correspondence and comment provide a unique insight into the long nightmare experienced by those in the Far East and at home. The result is a powerful and inspiring account of one of the most shameful chapters in the history of mankind which makes for compelling reading.

Author : Charles Steel
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 9781783400676
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burma Railway Man written by Charles Steel and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prisoners of war.

Author : Québec (Province). Royal Commission on the Baie des Chaleurs Railway Matter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1084 pages
Book Rating : 4.NE/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inquiry Into the Baie Des Chaleurs Railway Matter written by Québec (Province). Royal Commission on the Baie des Chaleurs Railway Matter and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 1084 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1344 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Herapath's Railway Magazine, Commercial Journal, and Scientific Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 1344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : CHARLES DELANO. HINE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033399651
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book LETTERS FROM AN OLD RAILWAY OFFICIAL written by CHARLES DELANO. HINE and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineer written by and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Veritas vincit
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway Locomotive Management, in a Series of Letters written by Veritas vincit and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criticisms levelled against railway personalities, 1842-47.