Narratives of History and Memory
by
Dr Lizzie Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Prisoners of the Sumatra Railway is the first book to detail the experiences of British former prisoners of war (POWs) who were forced to construct a railway across Sumatra during the Japanese occupation. It is also the first study to be undertaken of the life-writing of POWs held captive by the Japanese...