Building the Siam Burma Railway During World War-Ii
₹1,050.00
No subject created so much controversy during and after the Pacific war as the Japanese treatment of the Allied Prisoners of War (P.O.W.) in flagrant violation of the Geneva Convention. Whether it was due to the racial war carried out by the Japanese or was the outcome of the mistaken value of “Bushido” the question has never been resolved. The harsh and brutal treatment of the P.O.W. was fully demonstrated, when the Japanese decided to utilize them for the construction of SiamBurma railway. Driven like slaves and with semistarvation diet, the Allied P.O.W. were left with no stamina to fight tropical diseases. As a result thousands of them died while working on SiamBurma Railway, which came to be known as “Railroad of Death”. A fuctional account of the sufferings of the Allied P.O.W. was made famous by Hollywood few years back in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai. In this book the Author has reproduced the original reports to presents the factual details. It is hoped that these reports will be usefull for the students studying the Japanese policy during the Second World War.
Building the Siam Burma Railway During World War-Ii
₹1,050.00
No subject created so much controversy during and after the Pacific war as the Japanese treatment of the Allied Prisoners of War (P.O.W.) in flagrant violation of the Geneva Convention. Whether it was due to the racial war carried out by the Japanese or was the outcome of the mistaken value of “Bushido” the question has never been resolved. The harsh and brutal treatment of the P.O.W. was fully demonstrated, when the Japanese decided to utilize them for the construction of SiamBurma railway. Driven like slaves and with semistarvation diet, the Allied P.O.W. were left with no stamina to fight tropical diseases. As a result thousands of them died while working on SiamBurma Railway, which came to be known as “Railroad of Death”. A fuctional account of the sufferings of the Allied P.O.W. was made famous by Hollywood few years back in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai. In this book the Author has reproduced the original reports to presents the factual details. It is hoped that these reports will be usefull for the students studying the Japanese policy during the Second World War.
Burning Issues of Human Rights
₹1,090.00
The book contains valuable and authoritative information on human rights.The author has taken account of its international status and gross violation of its internationally recognized norms.
Burning Issues of Human Rights
₹1,090.00
The book contains valuable and authoritative information on human rights.The author has taken account of its international status and gross violation of its internationally recognized norms.