From Shanghai to the Burma railway : the memoirs & letters of Richard Laird, a Japanese prisoner of war /
Laird, Richard,
From Shanghai to the Burma railway : the memoirs & letters of Richard Laird, a Japanese prisoner of war / edited by Rory Laird. - 1 online resource, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Maps -- Introduction -- Sources and Acknowledgement -- Chapter 1 Shanghai 1937 to 1939 -- Chapter 2 Singapore and Penang 1939 to 1941 -- Chapter 3 Prisoner of War -- Changi February 1942 to April 1943 -- Plate section -- Chapter 4 Prisoner of War -- 'F' Force and the Burma Railway April to December 1943 -- Chapter 5 Prisoner of War -- Changi and Freedom December 1943 to October 1945 -- Postscript Appendix I Narrative of 'F' Force in Thailand, April -- December 1943 : By Captain Cyril H.D. Wild, Ox & Bucks Light Infantry -- Appendix II Report on Prisoners of War in Thailand May To December 1943 : By Lieutenant Colonel F.J. Dillon, OBE, MC, (AA & QMG 18 DIV.) -- Appendix III Tanbaya Hospital Burma -- Medical Report Aug 1st -- Nov 24th 1943 : By Major Bruce Hunt, AAMC, Commanding Burma Hospital -- Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading -- Index -- Back Cover
9781526771124 (electronic book) 1526771128 (electronic book) (hardcover)
Laird, Richard.
Burma-Siam Railroad--History.
Burma-Siam Railroad.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Prisoners of war--Japan--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Japan--Diaries.
Prisoners of war--Japan--Correspondence.
Prisoners of war--Great Britain--Diaries.
Prisoners of war--Great Britain--Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor--Burma.
World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor--Thailand.
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Prisonniers et prisons des japonais.
Prisonniers de guerre--Japon--Biographies.
Prisonniers de guerre--Japon--Journaux intimes.
Prisonniers de guerre--Japon--Correspondance.
Prisonniers de guerre--Grande-Bretagne--Journaux intimes.
Prisonniers de guerre--Grande-Bretagne--Correspondance.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Récits personnels britanniques.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Travail obligatoire--Birmanie.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Travail obligatoire--Thaïlande.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Atrocités.
Atrocities.
Prisoners of war.
Thailand.
Great Britain.
Burma.
Japan.
Autobiography
Biography
Personal Narrative
Electronic books.
Personal narratives--British.
Personal correspondence.
History.
Diaries.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
D805.J3 / L35 2020
940.54/7252 940.5472
From Shanghai to the Burma railway : the memoirs & letters of Richard Laird, a Japanese prisoner of war / edited by Rory Laird. - 1 online resource, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Maps -- Introduction -- Sources and Acknowledgement -- Chapter 1 Shanghai 1937 to 1939 -- Chapter 2 Singapore and Penang 1939 to 1941 -- Chapter 3 Prisoner of War -- Changi February 1942 to April 1943 -- Plate section -- Chapter 4 Prisoner of War -- 'F' Force and the Burma Railway April to December 1943 -- Chapter 5 Prisoner of War -- Changi and Freedom December 1943 to October 1945 -- Postscript Appendix I Narrative of 'F' Force in Thailand, April -- December 1943 : By Captain Cyril H.D. Wild, Ox & Bucks Light Infantry -- Appendix II Report on Prisoners of War in Thailand May To December 1943 : By Lieutenant Colonel F.J. Dillon, OBE, MC, (AA & QMG 18 DIV.) -- Appendix III Tanbaya Hospital Burma -- Medical Report Aug 1st -- Nov 24th 1943 : By Major Bruce Hunt, AAMC, Commanding Burma Hospital -- Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading -- Index -- Back Cover
9781526771124 (electronic book) 1526771128 (electronic book) (hardcover)
Laird, Richard.
Burma-Siam Railroad--History.
Burma-Siam Railroad.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Prisoners of war--Japan--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Japan--Diaries.
Prisoners of war--Japan--Correspondence.
Prisoners of war--Great Britain--Diaries.
Prisoners of war--Great Britain--Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor--Burma.
World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor--Thailand.
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Prisonniers et prisons des japonais.
Prisonniers de guerre--Japon--Biographies.
Prisonniers de guerre--Japon--Journaux intimes.
Prisonniers de guerre--Japon--Correspondance.
Prisonniers de guerre--Grande-Bretagne--Journaux intimes.
Prisonniers de guerre--Grande-Bretagne--Correspondance.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Récits personnels britanniques.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Travail obligatoire--Birmanie.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Travail obligatoire--Thaïlande.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Atrocités.
Atrocities.
Prisoners of war.
Thailand.
Great Britain.
Burma.
Japan.
Autobiography
Biography
Personal Narrative
Electronic books.
Personal narratives--British.
Personal correspondence.
History.
Diaries.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
D805.J3 / L35 2020
940.54/7252 940.5472