The Men of the Line

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The extraordinary engineering feat of the Thai-Burma Railway, or the line as it is often called, was achieved with a slave labour force - an Asian contingent and Allied prisoners-of-war, including Australian, British, Dutch and American soldiers.
Construction of the 415 kilometres of railway connecting Ban Pong in Thailand to Thanbyuzayat in Burma commenced in June 1942. this labour force built 688 bridges - eight made of steel and concrete - viaducts, cuttings, embankments and kilometres and kilometres of railway track through thick malarial jungle.
The men of the Line died of starvation, torture and disease at the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army. The Men of the Line recounts the experiences of these men in their own words. For many of the men this may be their last, and in some cases their first, opportunity to put their stories on record.