A Life For Every Sleeper: A Pictorial Record Of The Burma-Thailand Railway (1986) By Hugh V. Clarke
13 thousand prisoners of war, British, Australian, Dutch and American and an estimated 70 thousand Asian civilian labourers died during the construction of this bridge. One life for every sleeper.
This account, by a survivor, makes use of documents, first-hand reports and photographs, many of which have never before been published. Some photographs were taken by a Japanese surveyor during construction. Others show what remains of that effort and agony after four decades. All bear witness to the immensity of the enterprise, and its cost. All are a testimony to a common endeavour in which brutality and death, courage and compassion, were everyday occurrences.
- Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
- 114 pages
- In Good condition
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