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Lomax, Eric,

The railway man / Eric Lomax. - London, U.K. : Vintage, 2014, c1995. - x,322 pages : 1 map ; 20 cm.

First published in Great Britain in 1995 by Jonathan Cape. Film tie-in.

During the Second World War Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships, Lomax suffered for years until, with the help of his wife, Patti Lomax, and of the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, he came terms with what happened. Fifty years after the terrible events, he was able to meet one of his tormentors. The Railway Man is a story of innocence betrayed, and of survival and courage in the face of horror.

ISBN: 9780099583844 0099583844

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016632124 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Lomax, Eric.
Lomax, Eric.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Burma-Siam Railroad--History.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Burma-Siam Railroad--History.
Prisoners of war--Great Britain--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Singapore--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor--Burma.
World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor--Thailand.

Dewey Class. No.: 940.5472595