One Fourteenth of an Elephant: A Memoir of Life and Death on the Burma-Thailand RailwayMemoirs of an Australian prisoner-of-war after the fall of Singapore in World War II.Traces the author's capture and transportation to Thailand as part of the prisoner labour force for the Burma-Thailand railway and the three years of hardship that followed as a slave labourer. Written in present tense, the author relates his experiences moving from camp to camp, as well as his stubborn refusal to die. Includes author's note with glossary of foreign words and maps. |
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One Fourteenth of an Elephant: A Memoir of Life and Death on the Burma ... Ian Denys Peek No preview available - 2004 |
One Fourteenth of an Elephant: A Memoir of Life and Death on the Burma ... Ian Denys Peek No preview available - 2005 |
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