Descriere: During the second world war Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships Lomax suffered for years until, with the help of his wife Patti and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture.
Page dim. 197 x 129 x 18
Weight: 192 grams
Autori: Lomax Eric | Editura: Vintage Publishing | Anul aparitiei: 1996 | ISBN: 9780099582311 | Numar de pagini: 256 | Categorie: Diverse
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