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title - The Forgotten Army
author - Roy Yates
type - war history/autobiography
book no. - ISBN 1.899310.40.1
description - 'Grim, gripping and absolutely true' - a graphical first hand account of the second world war in the Far East. The Forgotten Army is a fascinating, frequently grim and sometimes horrifying story of the war largely spent as a prisoner of the Japanese - includes many photographs and a map.
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I.J. comment - Unexpected circumstances lead us to publish what was to have been a Horseshoe Publications release. (Partly because we did some of the editing and all the typesetting.) The Forgotten Army is a genuinely interesting, no holds barred description of life on 'The Death Railway.' It's written in a clear, easily readable style. Highly recommended.
print style - commercial paperback
Not available as electronic text at present.
format (size) - A5
binding - glossy laminated paperback
length in words - approx 55,000 plus many photographs and a map of the 'Death Railway.'
pages - circa 120
postage category - A    (see mail order office for explanation of post rates)
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