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The Railway Man - Eric Lomax

Description: ISBN 0099582317 / Genre: History / Author: Eric Lomax / Edition: New edition / Paperback / 288 Pages / Book is published 1998-01-03 by ... more

The Railway Man - Eric Lomax ... Vintage

Newest Review: ... and was sent to India. There, he learned that they would probably not come into contact with the German Army but would more ... more

... than likely have contact with the Japanese forces. But that did not worry the troops at the time and life in India was relatively good to start with. Then the Japanese forces arrived and all hell broke loose. After several retreats, the British forces eventually surrendered and Lomax was transferred to a POW camp. Life in the first camp was relatively good compared to others. The food was not too bad, the inmates were allowed to buy food from the local town and there was no torture. The men there were primarily c...more

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The Railway Man - Eric Lomax: A Railway with a difference (1045 words)
by - written on 29/10/08 (Very useful, 39 readings)
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As many of you will already know, I am an avid reader of anything and everything. I've always had a love of books and will read any book placed in front of me. Some subjects will just captivate my interest and, when my dad lent this book to me, I did not think that a book about railways would be interesting. How wrong I was! The RRP on this is £7.99, although if you shop around, it can be found online for a lot less (try Amazon marketplace for a price of about £3). I always shop around for my books, as I am a bit of a tightwad haha! But seriously I will happily pay for a second hand copy of a book, as sometimes it is just too expensive to buy it ... Read the complete review