TY - BOOK AU - Lomax, Eric TI - Railway man SN - 9780099583844 AV - D 805 .L66 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - Random House Ptd. KW - LOMAX, ERIC KW - BURMA-SIAM RAILROAD -- HISTORY KW - WORLDWAR, 1939-1945 -- PRISONERS JAPANESE KW - WORLDWAR,1939-1945 -- PERSONAL NARRATIVES, SCOTTISH KW - WORLD WAR, 1939-1945 -- CONSCRIPT LABOR N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - "During the second world war, Eric Lomax was one of the thousands of prisoner of war forced to on the notorious Burma-Siam line known as the railway of death. Brutally tortured and witness the horrific atrocity, Lomaxsuffered for years until he met Patt. Patti was determined to help Eric and to rid him of his demons and, with her support, fifty years after the terrible events, he was finally given the chance to confront one of the his tormentor. The Railway Man is a story of innocencce betrayed , and of survival and courage in the face of horror." ER -