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The Resource Across the Three Pagodas Pass : the story of the Thai-Burma railway, by Yoshihiko Futamatsu ; translated and introduced by Ewart Escritt ; edited with a foreword by Peter N. Davies
Across the Three Pagodas Pass : the story of the Thai-Burma railway, by Yoshihiko Futamatsu ; translated and introduced by Ewart Escritt ; edited with a foreword by Peter N. Davies
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The item Across the Three Pagodas Pass : the story of the Thai-Burma railway, by Yoshihiko Futamatsu ; translated and introduced by Ewart Escritt ; edited with a foreword by Peter N. Davies represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item Across the Three Pagodas Pass : the story of the Thai-Burma railway, by Yoshihiko Futamatsu ; translated and introduced by Ewart Escritt ; edited with a foreword by Peter N. Davies represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.
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- Summary
- "This is a translation of the only known detailed account of the building of the notorious 262-mile long Thai-Burma Railway by one of the Japanese professional engineers who was involved in its construction ... Futamatsu's memoir also includes wide-ranging reflections on the course and conduct of 'his' war as well as his engineering experiences ... This book is introduced by Peter Davies who sets the record straight regarding the story of this book and the key people involved. This is followed by translator, Ewart Escritt's original introduction to his translation of Futamatsu's memoir which also includes a detailed account of his own POW experiences as well as his reflections on the war and its outcomes"--Jacket
- Language
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- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (lxiv, 239 pages, [15] pages of plates of unnumbered plates :)
- Contents
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- Departure for the front
- In Indo-China
- Opening of hostilities
- The River Krian
- The Malayan Campaign
- The fall of Singapore
- Surrender
- Shōnan : light of the South
- The Thai-Burma Railway
- Preparing construction
- Banpong
- Prisoner-of-war
- Constructing the railway
- Thailand
- The River Kwae Noi
- The Mae Khlaung Bridge
- Kanchanaburi
- The jungle
- From Bangkok to Singapore
- Rush construction
- The base at Wanyai
- The labour force
- Survey unit
- Test run
- Bridge-building and shifting the earth
- The rainy season : the monsoon
- Kinsaiyok
- Diseases and epidemics
- Cattle drive
- Living in the jungle
- Soon to the Three Pagodas Pass
- Towards the setting sun
- Opening to traffic
- The bombing
- End of the war
- Internment
- Repatriation
- Isbn
- 9781898823339
- Label
- Across the Three Pagodas Pass : the story of the Thai-Burma railway
- Title
- Across the Three Pagodas Pass
- Title remainder
- the story of the Thai-Burma railway
- Statement of responsibility
- by Yoshihiko Futamatsu ; translated and introduced by Ewart Escritt ; edited with a foreword by Peter N. Davies
- Subject
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- Japan, Rikugun -- Military construction operations
- Railroad engineering -- Burma
- Futamatsu, Yoshihiko
- Japan, Rikugun -- Military construction operations
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Japanese
- Railroad engineers -- Japan -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Japanese
- Railroad engineering -- Burma
- Railroad engineers -- Japan -- Biography
- Burma-Siam Railroad
- Japan, Rikugun -- Military construction operations
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Burma
- Electronic resources
- Futamatsu, Yoshihiko
- Burma-Siam Railroad
- Futamatsu, Yoshihiko
- Burma-Siam Railroad
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Burma
- Railroad engineering -- Burma
- HISTORY / Military / World War II
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Burma
- Language
-
- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Summary
- "This is a translation of the only known detailed account of the building of the notorious 262-mile long Thai-Burma Railway by one of the Japanese professional engineers who was involved in its construction ... Futamatsu's memoir also includes wide-ranging reflections on the course and conduct of 'his' war as well as his engineering experiences ... This book is introduced by Peter Davies who sets the record straight regarding the story of this book and the key people involved. This is followed by translator, Ewart Escritt's original introduction to his translation of Futamatsu's memoir which also includes a detailed account of his own POW experiences as well as his reflections on the war and its outcomes"--Jacket
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Futamatsu, Yoshihiko
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D767.47
- LC item number
- .F7713 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1905-1990
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Escritt, Ewart
- Davies, Peter N.
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Futamatsu, Yoshihiko
- Burma-Siam Railroad
- Japan
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Railroad engineers
- Railroad engineering
- HISTORY / Military / World War II
- Label
- Across the Three Pagodas Pass : the story of the Thai-Burma railway, by Yoshihiko Futamatsu ; translated and introduced by Ewart Escritt ; edited with a foreword by Peter N. Davies
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-222) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Departure for the front -- In Indo-China -- Opening of hostilities -- The River Krian -- The Malayan Campaign -- The fall of Singapore -- Surrender -- Shōnan : light of the South -- The Thai-Burma Railway -- Preparing construction -- Banpong -- Prisoner-of-war -- Constructing the railway -- Thailand -- The River Kwae Noi -- The Mae Khlaung Bridge -- Kanchanaburi -- The jungle -- From Bangkok to Singapore -- Rush construction -- The base at Wanyai -- The labour force -- Survey unit -- Test run -- Bridge-building and shifting the earth -- The rainy season : the monsoon -- Kinsaiyok -- Diseases and epidemics -- Cattle drive -- Living in the jungle -- Soon to the Three Pagodas Pass -- Towards the setting sun -- Opening to traffic -- The bombing -- End of the war -- Internment -- Repatriation
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (lxiv, 239 pages, [15] pages of plates of unnumbered plates :)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781898823339
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
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- B773603E-F7F9-42F6-B11F-BDC89BBE2333
- 22573/ctt1rzxbct
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)919014396
- (OCoLC)ocn919014396
- Label
- Across the Three Pagodas Pass : the story of the Thai-Burma railway, by Yoshihiko Futamatsu ; translated and introduced by Ewart Escritt ; edited with a foreword by Peter N. Davies
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-222) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Departure for the front -- In Indo-China -- Opening of hostilities -- The River Krian -- The Malayan Campaign -- The fall of Singapore -- Surrender -- Shōnan : light of the South -- The Thai-Burma Railway -- Preparing construction -- Banpong -- Prisoner-of-war -- Constructing the railway -- Thailand -- The River Kwae Noi -- The Mae Khlaung Bridge -- Kanchanaburi -- The jungle -- From Bangkok to Singapore -- Rush construction -- The base at Wanyai -- The labour force -- Survey unit -- Test run -- Bridge-building and shifting the earth -- The rainy season : the monsoon -- Kinsaiyok -- Diseases and epidemics -- Cattle drive -- Living in the jungle -- Soon to the Three Pagodas Pass -- Towards the setting sun -- Opening to traffic -- The bombing -- End of the war -- Internment -- Repatriation
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (lxiv, 239 pages, [15] pages of plates of unnumbered plates :)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781898823339
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
-
- B773603E-F7F9-42F6-B11F-BDC89BBE2333
- 22573/ctt1rzxbct
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)919014396
- (OCoLC)ocn919014396
Subject
- Burma-Siam Railroad
- Burma-Siam Railroad
- Burma-Siam Railroad
- Electronic resources
- Futamatsu, Yoshihiko
- Futamatsu, Yoshihiko
- Futamatsu, Yoshihiko
- HISTORY / Military / World War II
- Japan, Rikugun -- Military construction operations
- Japan, Rikugun -- Military construction operations
- Japan, Rikugun -- Military construction operations
- Railroad engineering -- Burma
- Railroad engineering -- Burma
- Railroad engineering -- Burma
- Railroad engineers -- Japan -- Biography
- Railroad engineers -- Japan -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Burma
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Burma
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Burma
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Japanese
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Japanese
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