In the Shadow of Death: The Story of a Medic on the Burma Railway 1942-45
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Idris (Taff) James was a driver in the Royal Army Service Corps and one of the thousands of young British soldiers taken prisoner by the Japanese in early 1942. He was ordered to become a 'medic' by his Company Commander, who must have been a very shrewd judge of character. His account of the conditions and suffering endured by his fellow prisoners and himself makes for the most extraordinary and disturbing reading. Taff suffered from dysentery, malaria, beri beri and cholera but, unlike so many, he survived. His description of the courage of his fellow captives and, regrettably, the failings of some in authority, give grounds for serious thought. If you only read one book by a POW of the Japanese, this is the one.
In the Shadow of Death: The Story of a Medic on the Burma Railway 1942-45,Idris James Barwick,Pen and Sword,1844152464,History,History - Military / War,Middle East - General,Military,Military - World War II,Asian / Middle Eastern history: Second World War,Biography: historical,History / Military / World War II,Middle East,Prisoners of war,Second World War, 1939-1945
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