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太閤記：天下人豐臣秀吉（下）

by 司馬遼太郎 ...

Series Book 287 - 日本館
司馬遼太郎戰國系列最令人擊節讚賞的作品激勵人心、精采絕倫的非典型武將傳記洞悉人性、運籌帷幄的最佳政治說客典範能屈能伸、能死能生的職場生存術【名家推薦】辜振豐　文化觀察家劉必榮　東吳大學政治系教授當秀吉水攻備中高松城，正處於勝負關鍵時刻，突然收到本能寺之變的消息，他果斷議和並馬上領兵進行「中國大返還」，強行軍返回京都，討伐明智光秀。對於柴田勝家、德川家康等隨時準備接收織田信長後繼者地位的武將，秀吉則是發揮世間少見的奇才，懷柔和作戰兩種手段並用，終於成為一統全日本的「天下人」。亂世英雄豐臣秀吉的智慧、謀略，以及有如一場場交易的人生際遇躍然紙上。即使對日本的歷史地理毫無知悉的讀者，也能夠讀得興味盎然。 ... Read more

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司馬遼太郎戰國系列最令人擊節讚賞的作品激勵人心、精采絕倫的非典型武將傳記洞悉人性、運籌帷幄的最佳政治說客典範能屈能伸、能死能生的職場生存術【名家推薦】辜振豐　文化觀察家劉必榮　東吳大學政治系教授當秀吉水攻備中高松城，正處於勝負關鍵時刻，突然收到本能寺之變的消息，他果斷議和並馬上領兵進行「中國大返還」，強行軍返回京都，討伐明智光秀。對於柴田勝家、德川家康等隨時準備接收織田信長後繼者地位的武將，秀吉則是發揮世間少見的奇才，懷柔和作戰兩種手段並用，終於成為一統全日本的「天下人」。亂世英雄豐臣秀吉的智慧、謀略，以及有如一場場交易的人生際遇躍然紙上。即使對日本的歷史地理毫無知悉的讀者，也能夠讀得興味盎然。
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宛如飛翔(一)：明治新政府

by 司馬遼太郎, 劉惠禎 ...

Series Book 1 - 宛如飛翔
　　《宛如飛翔》是司馬遼太郎連接《燃燒吧！劍》、《新選組血風錄》、《龍馬行》等幕末時代作品，和描寫明治後期日俄戰爭的大作《坂上之雲》之間的代表作品。主角是西鄉隆盛和大久保利通這兩位出身薩摩、也就是今日鹿兒島縣的兩大英傑及其身邊的人物，時代背景則是明治初期日本建立新國家到最大內亂西南戰爭間的近代黎明期。　　如果西鄉代表的是薩摩隼人（薩摩男子的美稱）的熱情和格局，那麼大久保代表的就是鹿兒島人的寡默和威嚴。一個理想化而懷舊，一個現實主義而求新。一個溫厚而無慾，一個冷嚴而善謀。這兩個一同從底層竄起，携手打造出明治日本的英雄，就在征韓論爭、台灣出兵、最後迎接近代最大內亂西南戰爭的過程中，一起身處如同大鵬破空快速移轉的時局，也一同如振翅飛翔般各自以自己的哲學為國家燒盡人生，最後也雙雙為了新生日本殞命。《宛如飛翔》描寫的，就是這段明治初期驚濤駭浪、充滿戲劇性卻也某種程度上似乎命中注定的維新英傑生命群像。 ... Read more

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　　《宛如飛翔》是司馬遼太郎連接《燃燒吧！劍》、《新選組血風錄》、《龍馬行》等幕末時代作品，和描寫明治後期日俄戰爭的大作《坂上之雲》之間的代表作品。主角是西鄉隆盛和大久保利通這兩位出身薩摩、也就是今日鹿兒島縣的兩大英傑及其身邊的人物，時代背景則是明治初期日本建立新國家到最大內亂西南戰爭間的近代黎明期。　　如果西鄉代表的是薩摩隼人（薩摩男子的美稱）的熱情和格局，那麼大久保代表的就是鹿兒島人的寡默和威嚴。一個理想化而懷舊，一個現實主義而求新。一個溫厚而無慾，一個冷嚴而善謀。這兩個一同從底層竄起，携手打造出明治日本的英雄，就在征韓論爭、台灣出兵、最後迎接近代最大內亂西南戰爭的過程中，一起身處如同大鵬破空快速移轉的時局，也一同如振翅飛翔般各自以自己的哲學為國家燒盡人生，最後也雙雙為了新生日本殞命。《宛如飛翔》描寫的，就是這段明治初期驚濤駭浪、充滿戲劇性卻也某種程度上似乎命中注定的維新英傑生命群像。
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Masters of War: Tomoyuki Yamashita

Masters of War, #18

by J.F. Atkinson ...

Series Book 18 - Masters of War
Masters of War: Tomoyuki YamashitaThe brilliant campaign, the impossible defense, and the controversial trial that shaped modern military lawIn seventy days during the winter of 1941-1942, General Tomoyuki Yamashita led 30,000 Japanese troops down the Malayan Peninsula in one of World War II's most stunning campaigns, culminating in the surrender of Singapore, Britain's supposedly "impregnable ... Read more

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Masters of War: Tomoyuki YamashitaThe brilliant campaign, the impossible defense, and the controversial trial that shaped modern military lawIn seventy days during the winter of 1941-1942, General Tomoyuki Yamashita led 30,000 Japanese troops down the Malayan Peninsula in one of World War II's most stunning campaigns, culminating in the surrender of Singapore, Britain's supposedly "impregnable
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Quartered Safe Out Here

by George MacDonald Fraser ...

‘There is no doubt that [Quartered Safe Out Here] is one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War’ John KeeganLife and death in Nine Section, a small group of hard-bitten and (to modern eyes) possibly eccentric Cumbrian borderers with whom the author, then nineteen, served in the last great land campaign of World War II, when the 17th Black Cat Division captured a vital strongpoint ... Read more

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‘There is no doubt that [Quartered Safe Out Here] is one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War’ John KeeganLife and death in Nine Section, a small group of hard-bitten and (to modern eyes) possibly eccentric Cumbrian borderers with whom the author, then nineteen, served in the last great land campaign of World War II, when the 17th Black Cat Division captured a vital strongpoint
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Hiroshima

by John Hersey ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. “One of the great classics of the war" (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city."The perspective [Hiroshima] ... Read more

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. “One of the great classics of the war" (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city."The perspective [Hiroshima]
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Ghosts of the Tsunami

Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone

by Richard Lloyd Parry ...

Named one of the best books of 2017 by The Guardian, NPR, GQ, The Economist, Bookforum, and Lit HubThe definitive account of what happened, why, and above all how it felt, when catastrophe hit Japan—by the Japan correspondent of The Times (London) and author of People Who Eat DarknessOn March 11, 2011, a powerful earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of... ... Read more

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Named one of the best books of 2017 by The Guardian, NPR, GQ, The Economist, Bookforum, and Lit HubThe definitive account of what happened, why, and above all how it felt, when catastrophe hit Japan—by the Japan correspondent of The Times (London) and author of People Who Eat DarknessOn March 11, 2011, a powerful earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of...
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Musashi

An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era

by Eiji Yoshikawa ...

Translated by Charles Terry ...

The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman.Miyamoto Musashi was the child of an era when Japan was emerging from decades of civil strife. Lured to the great Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 by the hope of becoming a samurai—without really knowing what it meant—he regains consciousness after the battle to find himself lying defeated, dazed and wounded among thousands ... Read more

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The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman.Miyamoto Musashi was the child of an era when Japan was emerging from decades of civil strife. Lured to the great Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 by the hope of becoming a samurai—without really knowing what it meant—he regains consciousness after the battle to find himself lying defeated, dazed and wounded among thousands
... Read more
The Book of Five Rings

by Miyamoto Musashi ...

Along with Sun Tzu's The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings is considered to be one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asia. Composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction. For ... Read more

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Along with Sun Tzu's The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings is considered to be one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asia. Composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction. For
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Finding Japan

Early Canadian Encounters with Asia

by Anne Shannon ...

In contrast to the widely known experiences of Asian immigrants who came to Canada, this book looks at movement in the opposite direction. Using text and images, it is a collection of stories about how Canadians “found Japan,” the first place they reached when travelling westward across the Pacific.These connections began as early as 1848, when the adventurous son of a Hudson’s Bay Company trader ... Read more

$8.69 CAD

In contrast to the widely known experiences of Asian immigrants who came to Canada, this book looks at movement in the opposite direction. Using text and images, it is a collection of stories about how Canadians “found Japan,” the first place they reached when travelling westward across the Pacific.These connections began as early as 1848, when the adventurous son of a Hudson’s Bay Company trader
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One Square Mile of Hell

The Battle for Tarawa

by John Wukovits ...

Series series American War Heroes
The riveting true account of the Battle of Tarawa, an epic World War II clash in which the U.S. Marines fought the Japanese nearly to the last man.In November 1943, the men of the 2d Marine Division were instructed to clear out Japanese resistance on the Pacific island of Betio, a speck at the end of the Tarawa Atoll. When the Marines landed, the Japanese poured out of their underground bunkers ... Read more

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The riveting true account of the Battle of Tarawa, an epic World War II clash in which the U.S. Marines fought the Japanese nearly to the last man.In November 1943, the men of the 2d Marine Division were instructed to clear out Japanese resistance on the Pacific island of Betio, a speck at the end of the Tarawa Atoll. When the Marines landed, the Japanese poured out of their underground bunkers
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Samurai

A Very Short Introduction

by Michael Wert ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions of the samurai. As early as the late seventeenth century, they were heavily featured in literature, art, theater, and even comedy, from the Tale of the Heike to the kabuki retellings of the 47 Ronin. This legacy remains with us today in the legendary Akira ... Read more

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The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions of the samurai. As early as the late seventeenth century, they were heavily featured in literature, art, theater, and even comedy, from the Tale of the Heike to the kabuki retellings of the 47 Ronin. This legacy remains with us today in the legendary Akira
... Read more
The Collaborators

Three Stories of Deception and Survival in World War II

by Ian Buruma ...

Ian Buruma’s spellbinding account of three near-mythic figures—a Dutch fixer, a Manchu princess, and Himmler’s masseur—who may have been con artists and collaborators under Japanese and German rule, or true heroes, or something in between.On the face of it, the three characters in this book seem to have little in common—aside from the fact that each committed wartime acts that led some to see them ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Ian Buruma’s spellbinding account of three near-mythic figures—a Dutch fixer, a Manchu princess, and Himmler’s masseur—who may have been con artists and collaborators under Japanese and German rule, or true heroes, or something in between.On the face of it, the three characters in this book seem to have little in common—aside from the fact that each committed wartime acts that led some to see them
... Read more
Red Sun Rising

Japan, China and the West: 1894-1941

by Nick Shepley ...

Series Book 5 - Explaining History
In the second half of the 19th Century, Japan awoke from centuries of isolation to be a surprising and warlike challenge to European power in Asia. This ebook charts the rise of Japan's power and her dominion over China. It also explores how Japan came to challenge European nations convinced of their own invincibility in the east, culminating in the attack on the USA at Pearl Harbour. ... Read more

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In the second half of the 19th Century, Japan awoke from centuries of isolation to be a surprising and warlike challenge to European power in Asia. This ebook charts the rise of Japan's power and her dominion over China. It also explores how Japan came to challenge European nations convinced of their own invincibility in the east, culminating in the attack on the USA at Pearl Harbour.
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Giants of Japan

The Lives of Japan's Greatest Men and Women

by Mark Weston ...

Giants of Japan brings to life fifteen centuries of Japanese history through lively biographical sketches of the great men and women who have shaped this fascinating and complex country. Covering industry, the arts, religion, and politics, the book includes business titans such as Morita Akio, founder of Sony, and Toyoda Eiji, the man behind Toyota's incredible success; creative giants such as ... Read more

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Giants of Japan brings to life fifteen centuries of Japanese history through lively biographical sketches of the great men and women who have shaped this fascinating and complex country. Covering industry, the arts, religion, and politics, the book includes business titans such as Morita Akio, founder of Sony, and Toyoda Eiji, the man behind Toyota's incredible success; creative giants such as
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The Forgotten Highlander

An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific

by Alistair Urquhart ...

Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders, captured by the Japanese in Singapore. Forced into manual labor as a POW, he survived 750 days in the jungle working as a slave on the notorious “Death Railway” and building the Bridge on the River Kwai. Subsequently, he moved to work on a Japanese “hellship,” his ship was torpedoed, and nearly everyone on board the ship died. Not Urquhart ... Read more

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Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders, captured by the Japanese in Singapore. Forced into manual labor as a POW, he survived 750 days in the jungle working as a slave on the notorious “Death Railway” and building the Bridge on the River Kwai. Subsequently, he moved to work on a Japanese “hellship,” his ship was torpedoed, and nearly everyone on board the ship died. Not Urquhart
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The Rape of Nanking

The Forgotten Holocaust Of World War II

by Iris Chang ...

The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal—and forgotten—massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II."A powerful, landmark book, riveting in its horror." —Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombIn December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of... ... Read more

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The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal—and forgotten—massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II."A powerful, landmark book, riveting in its horror." —Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombIn December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of...
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Indigenizing Japan

Ainu Past, Present, and Future

by Joe Watkins ...

In Indigenizing Japan, archaeologist Joe E. Watkins provides a comprehensive look at the rich history and cultural resilience of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Hokkaido, Japan, tracing their journey from ancient times to their contemporary struggles for recognition.Relaying the deep history of the islands of Japan, Watkins tells the archaeological story from the earliest arrivals some 40,000 ... Read more

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In Indigenizing Japan, archaeologist Joe E. Watkins provides a comprehensive look at the rich history and cultural resilience of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Hokkaido, Japan, tracing their journey from ancient times to their contemporary struggles for recognition.Relaying the deep history of the islands of Japan, Watkins tells the archaeological story from the earliest arrivals some 40,000
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The Devil Reached Toward the Sky

An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb

by Garrett M. Graff ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Magisterial…A stunning account that brings to the fore the nuclear saga’s surreal combination of ingenuity, fate, and terror.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) • “If you are an intelligent person, or at the very least think you are, you have to read The Devil Reached Toward the Sky…This period in history has never been more relevant and frightening than it is ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Magisterial…A stunning account that brings to the fore the nuclear saga’s surreal combination of ingenuity, fate, and terror.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) • “If you are an intelligent person, or at the very least think you are, you have to read The Devil Reached Toward the Sky…This period in history has never been more relevant and frightening than it is
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Tokyo Vice

An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan

by Jake Adelstein ...

NOW A MAX ORIGINAL SERIES. A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist who "pulls the curtain back on ... [an] element of Japanese society that few Westerners ever see" (San Francisco Examiner).Jake Adelstein is the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police Press Club, where ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

NOW A MAX ORIGINAL SERIES. A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist who "pulls the curtain back on ... [an] element of Japanese society that few Westerners ever see" (San Francisco Examiner).Jake Adelstein is the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police Press Club, where
... Read more
Operation Iceberg

The Invasion and Conquest of Okinawa in World War II

by Gerald Astor ...

Gerald Astor, author of The Mighty Eighth, draws on the raw, first-hand accounts of marines, sailors, soldiers, and airmen under fire to recount the dramatic and gripping story of the last major battle of World War II.“[Astor] is a master… This is oral history at its best—direct, illuminating, capturing sights and sounds and feelings and actions that never make it into official reports or more ... Read more

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Gerald Astor, author of The Mighty Eighth, draws on the raw, first-hand accounts of marines, sailors, soldiers, and airmen under fire to recount the dramatic and gripping story of the last major battle of World War II.“[Astor] is a master… This is oral history at its best—direct, illuminating, capturing sights and sounds and feelings and actions that never make it into official reports or more
... Read more
Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy

The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army

by Phyllis Birnbaum ...

Series series Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture
Aisin Gioro Xianyu (1907–1948) was the fourteenth daughter of a Manchu prince and a legendary figure in China's bloody struggle with Japan. After the fall of the Manchu dynasty in 1912, Xianyu's father gave his daughter to a Japanese friend who was sympathetic to his efforts to reclaim power. This man raised Xianyu, now known as Kawashima Yoshiko, to restore the Manchus to their former glory. Her ... Read more

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Aisin Gioro Xianyu (1907–1948) was the fourteenth daughter of a Manchu prince and a legendary figure in China's bloody struggle with Japan. After the fall of the Manchu dynasty in 1912, Xianyu's father gave his daughter to a Japanese friend who was sympathetic to his efforts to reclaim power. This man raised Xianyu, now known as Kawashima Yoshiko, to restore the Manchus to their former glory. Her
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The Samurai Capture a King

Okinawa 1609

by Dr Stephen Turnbull ...

Series Book 6 - Raid
A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmination of centuries of rivalry between the two powers. The defeat of the Shimazu at Sekigahara in 1600, and their need to win favour with the new Shogun, led them to hatch an audacious plot to attack ... Read more

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A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmination of centuries of rivalry between the two powers. The defeat of the Shimazu at Sekigahara in 1600, and their need to win favour with the new Shogun, led them to hatch an audacious plot to attack
... Read more
Ambon

The truth about one of the most brutal POW camps in World War II and the triumph of the Aussie spirit

by Roger Maynard ...

Series series Hachette Military Collection
Survival, heroism, courage and mateship in Ambon - a place of nightmares.In February, 1942, Ambon, an Indonesian island north of Darwin, fell to the Japanese army and the Allied forces defending it were captured. Over a thousand of these soldiers were Australian. By the end of the war, just one-third of them had survived and Ambon became a place of nightmares, one of the most notorious of all POW ... Read more

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Survival, heroism, courage and mateship in Ambon - a place of nightmares.In February, 1942, Ambon, an Indonesian island north of Darwin, fell to the Japanese army and the Allied forces defending it were captured. Over a thousand of these soldiers were Australian. By the end of the war, just one-third of them had survived and Ambon became a place of nightmares, one of the most notorious of all POW
... Read more
The Railway Man

by Eric Lomax ...

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 ... Read more

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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
... Read more

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