Slaves of the Son of Heaven by Rh Whitecross

Slaves of the Son of Heaven by Rh Whitecross

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Incarcerated as a Japanese POW during World War II, Roy Whitecross worked on the infamous Burma-Thailand Railway. This is his personal account of endurance, which is also a gripping story of triumph, defeat, hope and defiance and a fitting memorial to those soldiers who never returned home.

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Slaves of the Son of Heaven by Rh Whitecross

Roy Whitecross served as a Private in the 8th Division AIF from 1941 to 1945. He was incarcerated as a Japanese POW during World War II, he worked on the infamous Burma-Thailand Railway, where one man in every two that worked on it died; he endured deprivation, starvation, disease, torture and brutality. This gripping story of triumph, defeat, hope and defiance is fitting memorial to those soldiers who never returned home.
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ISBN 13 9780731807703
ISBN 10 0731807707
Title Slaves of the Son of Heaven
Author Rh Whitecross
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
Year published 2001-12-03
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.