The Sumatra railroad : : final destination Pakan Baroe, 1943-1945 / / Henk Hovinga.
This is the gripping historical tragedy of the 220 km railroad that bored its way through the hot, humid Sumatran jungle during World War II. The railway was commissioned by Japan and built with the blood and tears of Allied prisoners of war and press-ganged Javanese romushas. Henk Hovinga interview...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : KITLV Press,, 2010. |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | 1st English ed. |
| Language: | English Dutch |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (391 p.) |
| Notes: | "Fifth revised edition including historical facts never ever published". |
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