In the early days of World War II, the Japanese army invaded Burma (now Myanmar ... and the ways that the prisoners who built it managed to stay alive is a fascinating case study in making ...
The remains of 106 Tamil laborers who, under Japanese occupation, were forced to work on the "death railway" between Thailand ...
The railway in question was to run from Ban Pong in Thailand to Thanbyuzayat in Burma (now Myanmar), for ... Asian civilians and 60,000 Allied prisoners-of-war. Mr Jennings found himself in ...
The Death Railway in Thailand, also known as the Burma Railway, was built during World War II by the Japanese. It stands as a reminder of the sacrifices and hardships endured by Allied prisoners ...