From June 1942 to October 1943, more than 100,000 Allied POWs who had been forced into slave labor by the Japanese died building the infamous Burma-Thailand Death Railway, an undertaking immortalized in the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai." One of the few who survived was American Marine H. Robert Charles, who describes the ordeal in vivid and harrowing detail in Last Man Out. The story mixes the unimaginable brutality of the camps with the inspiring courage of the men, including a Dutch Colonial Army doctor whose skill and knowledge of the medicinal value of wild jungle herbs saved the lives of hundreds of his fellow POWs, including the author.

Last Man Out: Surviving the Burma-thailand Death Railway

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Charles, H. Robert

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The author recounts his experiences as a Japanese prisoner of war, explains how Dr. Henri Hekking helped him survive the ordeal, and describes the impact of the war on his life

Last Man Out

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Last Man Out : Surviving the Burma Railroad

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