Survival on the Death Railway and Nagasaki

Survival on the Death Railway and Nagasaki

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Survival on the Death Railway and Nagasaki




Author:Jim Brigginshaw
Language:English
Format:Hardcover
Dimensions:6" x 9"
Pages:152
Photos:32 black and white illustrations
Publisher:Pen and Sword Military
ISBN:9781526740106
Item No. 9781526740106



This is a remarkable and unique story of Jim Brigginshaw. Having been captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore in 1942, Jim was first sent to work in Burma, to build what has become known as the Death Railway. Unlike many of his comrades, Jim survived this ordeal, only to be transferred to Nagasaki, Japan, where he was sent to work in the mines of Sendryu.Jim describes how the conditions in the 'Hell pits of Sendryu' were even worse than those experienced in Burma, but were ultimately the reason why he survived the war. On the 9th August 1945, the Americans, dropped the second nuclear bomb on Nagaski. Jim was fortunately underground at the time, but through this book re-lives the harrowing aftermath of the attack when the ground shook violently.