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The extraordinary engineering feat of the Thai-Burma Railway, or the Line as it is often called, was built with a slave labour force. A mixture of Australian, Asian, British, Dutch and American men built 688 bridges – eight made of steel and concrete – viaducts, cuttings, embankments and kilometres and kilometres of railway track through thick malarial jungle. The men of the Line died of starvation, torture and disease at the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army – here are their stories.
Construction of the 415 kilometres of railway connecting Bampong in Thailand to Thanzanbuyat in Burma commenced in June 1942, finally joining up at Konkoita on 16 October 1943. An allied POW workforce of 61,700 men and an estimated native contingent of 250,00 workers worked on the Line and as was famously quoted by one of the Japanese commanders at the time, "many men must die" – and they did.
The Men of the Line traces the working camps along the Line and is a potent mix of personal experience, history and illustration. The Men of the Line brings to life the horror, the humour and the camaraderie of these men's lives.
About the Author
Pattie Wright has worked as a producer and director in the Australian film industry for most of her working life. Involvement in developing a feature film on the life of Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop began her interest in the history and men of the Thai-Burma Railway. Pattie is married with three teenage sons and a loud black kelpie.
| Lest We Forget | |
| Section One | p. 1 |
| Nakom Patom | p. 2 |
| Ban Pong | p. 6 |
| Rukke | p. 10 |
| Tamuang | p. 15 |
| Kanchanaburi | p. 18 |
| Kanchanaburi Number 4 | p. 21 |
| Kanchanaburi Number 7 - Asian Labour | p. 25 |
| Tamarkan | p. 28 |
| Chungkai | p. 34 |
| Wan Yi | p. 39 |
| Section Two | p. 42 |
| Tarsau | p. 44 |
| Tarsau South | p. 50 |
| Tarsau North | p. 55 |
| Tonchan | p. 56 |
| Tonchan Spring | p. 59 |
| Tampi | p. 63 |
| Section Three | p. 68 |
| Konyu River | p. 70 |
| Konyu 2 | p. 76 |
| Konyu 3 | p. 82 |
| Hintok Mountain | p. 85 |
| Hintok Road | p. 89 |
| Hintok River | p. 93 |
| Kinsayok | p. 97 |
| Section Four | p. 100 |
| Rin Tin | p. 102 |
| Kui | p. 107 |
| Hindato Hotsprings | p. 109 |
| Hindato | p. 110 |
| Linson | p. 113 |
| Brencasso | p. 115 |
| Onte | p. 119 |
| Bangan | p. 123 |
| Section Five | p. 128 |
| Tarkanoon South | p. 130 |
| Tarkanoon Aussie | p. 134 |
| Namuchong Yai | p. 139 |
| Tamajao | p. 142 |
| Tamurang Paat | p. 147 |
| Krian Krai | p. 150 |
| Tamil Labour (250.19+ Kilo) | p. 153 |
| Konkoita | p. 156 |
| Upper Konkoita | p. 161 |
| Tiamonta | p. 165 |
| Section Six | p. 170 |
| Lower Nieke | p. 172 |
| Nieke | p. 177 |
| Upper Nieke | p. 181 |
| Lower Songkurai | p. 183 |
| Songkurai | p. 186 |
| Upper Songkurai | p. 194 |
| 116 Kilo | p. 201 |
| Section Seven | p. 206 |
| Changara (114 Kilo) | p. 208 |
| Auganang (105 Kilo) | p. 211 |
| Kyandrau (100 Kilo) | p. 215 |
| Candaw (95 Kilo) | p. 219 |
| Apalon (85 Kilo) | p. 223 |
| Aperon (80 Kilo) | p. 226 |
| Drivers Camp | p. 230 |
| Section Eight | p. 236 |
| Meilo (75 Kilo) | p. 238 |
| Taunzan (60 Kilo) | p. 243 |
| Khon Khan (55 Kilo) | p. 248 |
| Tanbaya (50 Kilo) | p. 253 |
| Anarkwin (45 Kilo) | p. 256 |
| Beke Taung (40 Kilo) | p. 258 |
| Tanyin (35 Kilo) | p. 260 |
| Retpu (30 Kilo) | p. 264 |
| Kun Knit Kway (26 Kilo) | p. 268 |
| Alepauk (18 Kilo) | p. 271 |
| Select Bibliography | p. 288 |
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ISBN: 9780522854831
ISBN-10: 0522854834
Audience:
General
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 301
Published: 1st April 2008
Dimensions (cm): 22.8 x 24.0
x 2.8
Weight (kg): 1.338
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