Last man out : surviving the Burma-Thailand death railway /: surviving the Burma-Thailand death railway. (©2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By H. Robert Charles ; foreword by James D. Hornfischer.
• Other Names: Charles, H. Robert
• Contents: Cover -- Title -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue: August 1978 -- Part One -- 1. SUNDOWN IN JAVA SEA -- 2. SUNDA STRAIT -- 3. THE INFERNO -- 4. “HORYO!â€? -- 5. MOVING ON INTO DARKNESS -- 6. DIGNITY IN A BILGE -- 7. TALES OF TOWANA -- 8. ASSIGNMENT IN BURMA -- 9. DOCTOR WITHOUT CREDENTIALS -- 10. THE GRAND DESIGN -- Part Two -- 11. A RAY OF HOPE -- 12. THE FOOD QUOTA -- 13. BREACH OF PROTOCOL -- 14. THE RED CABOOSE -- 15. TEST OF STEEL -- 16. THE RAIN CAME -- Part Three 17. THE LAST MAN OUT18. THE SEARCH -- 19. MESSAGE FROM TEXAS -- 20. DALLAS: AUGUST 9, 1983 -- Appendices -- Speech Delivered by Lt. Col. Y. Nagatomo, October 28, 1942 -- Presidential Unit Citation to USS Houston -- Americans Interned with Dr. Hekking -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y
• Publisher Details: St. Paul, Minn : Zenith Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Copyright Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates), illustrations, map
• Subjects: 940.54/725209591; World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Burma; World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Prisoners of war -- Burma -- Biography; Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Camps d'internement -- Birmanie; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Prisonniers et prisons des japonais; Prisonniers de guerre -- Birmanie -- Biographies; HISTORY -- Military -- World War II; Internment camps; Prisoners of war; United States; Burma; Personal Narrative; Biography; Electronic books; Personal narratives; Personal narratives -- American; History; Biographies; Personal narratives; Biographies; Récits personnels; Biographies; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781616737603; 1616737603
• Related ISBNs: 9780760328200; 076032820X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.