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The ordeals of the POWs put to slave labour by their Japanese masters on the 'Burma Railway' have been well documented yet never cease to shock. It is impossible not to be horrified and moved by their stoic courage in the face of inhuman brutality, appalling hardship and ever-present death. While Barry Custance Baker was enduring his 1000 days of captivity, his young wife Phyllis was attempting to correspond with him and the families of Barry's unit. Fortunately these moving letters have been preserved and appear, edited by their daughter Hilary, in this book along with Barry's graphic memoir written after the War. 'Surviving the Death Railway's combination of first-hand account, correspondence and comment provide a unique insight into the long nightmare experienced by those in the Far East and at home. The result is a powerful and inspiring account of one of the most shameful chapters in the history of mankind which makes for compelling reading. AUTHOR: Hilary Custance Green has BAs in Fine Arts (UEA) and Sculpture (St Martin's School of Art) and spent twenty years sculpting. In 1993 she graduated with an Open University BSc in Psychology and spent fifteen years working in brain science, gaining a PhD in Cognitive Psychology from Cambridge in 1999. She has had three novels published and has spent six years researching this book. Born in Malaya in 1915, Barry Custance Baker married Phyllis, a fellow Cambridge graduate in 1939. Barry joined the Royal Corps of Signals and this book records his experiences as a POW. After gaining his freedom, they had three more children post- war. Barry stayed in the army until 1959, then took up teaching. Phyllis filled her life with voluntary work and the theatre. SELLING POINTS: . A superb example of the ever popular and moving Japanese POW/Death Railway genre. . Uniquely the story is told from both the Far Eastern and Home perspective, by memoir and correspondence respectively supplemented by commentary. . The POW's memoir is full of detail of the hardship and stress but laced with humour and a light touch. . Phyllis' letters to and from families of Barry's unit make fascinating reading. . The reader feels personally involved in the experiences of the separated couple and their determination to survive. 90 b/w plates

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Pen & Sword Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9781473870000
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Book Title
Surviving the Death Railway: a Pow's Memoir and Letters from Home
Author
Hilary Custance Green
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Memorials, Government, History
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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234mm
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156mm

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Hilary Custance Green
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United Kingdom

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