The Railway ManThe Railway Man

2009-10-062009-10-06 Eric LomaxEric Lomax

'H' Forces had the highest casualty rates of all the POW drafts on the railway. They were to give the work a final boost, to complete the line earlier than planned – a kind of expendable shock force. Some of them would walk two hundred ...

Author: Eric Lomax

Publisher: Random House

ISBN: 9781409087878

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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 Lomax, and of the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, he came terms with what happened. Fifty years after the terrible events, he was able to meet one of his tormentors. The Railway Man is a story of innocence betrayed, and of survival and courage in the face of horror.

The Railway Man A POW s Searing Account of War Brutality and Forgiveness Movie Tie in Editions The Railway Man A POW s Searing Account of War Brutality and Forgiveness Movie Tie in Editions

2014-04-112014-04-11 Eric LomaxEric Lomax

A POW's account of war, brutality and forgiveness. Lomax was sent to Malaya in 1941, taken prisoner after the fall of Singapore, and put to work on the infamous Burma-Siam railway, which cost the lives of 250,000 men.

Author: Eric Lomax

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

ISBN: 9780393344073

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A World War II British prisoner of war tells of the brutal treatment he endured during his captivity at the hands of Japanese soldiers and how, fifty years later, he met and forgave the Japanese man involved in his torture.

The Railway Man and His ChildrenThe Railway Man and His Children

2022-09-042022-09-04 Mrs. OliphantMrs. Oliphant

Eh, if the people were but equal. 'Every prospect pleases,' you remember the hymn says, 'and only man—' No, no, I will not say that man is vile: that is a great deal too strong. What I complain of in very religious folk is that they are ...

Author: Mrs. Oliphant

Publisher: DigiCat

ISBN: EAN:8596547245131

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Railway Man and His Children" by Mrs. Oliphant. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Railway Man A POW s Searing Account of War Brutality and ForgivenessThe Railway Man A POW s Searing Account of War Brutality and Forgiveness

2014-04-112014-04-11 Eric LomaxEric Lomax

'F' and 'H' Forces had the highest casualty rates of all the POW drafts on the railway. They were to give the work a final boost, to complete the line earlier than planned—a kind of expendable shock force. Some of them would walk two ...

Author: Eric Lomax

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

ISBN: 9780393350661

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Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. The Railway Man is a remarkable memoir of forgiveness—a tremendous testament to the courage that propels one toward remembrance, and finally, peace with the past. Eric Lomax, sent to Malaya in World War II, was taken prisoner by the Japanese and put to punishing work on the notorious Burma-Siam railway. After the radio he illicitly helped to build in order to follow war news was discovered, he was subjected to two years of starvation and torture. He would never forget the interpreter at these brutal sessions. Fifty years after returning home from the war, marrying, and gaining the strength from his wife Patti to fight his demons, he learned the interpreter was alive. Through letters and meeting with his former torturer, Lomax bravely moved beyond bitterness drawing on an extraordinary will to extend forgiveness.

The Railway Times The Railway Times

18551855

He was not going to detain them by a narrow to snatch an undue advantage --- following out the the railway men he saw around him would bear him investigation of the causes which had brought this great principle of “ live and let live ...

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The Railway AgeThe Railway Age

18921892

If the highly responsible body ought to be a man who roads fail to establish a standard type then the has had some ... remit in Chicago bank draft , money order , or rem , panies than to a popular vote of railway men , as wered letter .

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Healing AgonyHealing Agony

2012-01-192012-01-19 Stephen CherryStephen Cherry

The Railway Man, p. Lomax, e. The Railway Man, p. The quarter of a million people of various races and language groups who were labourers on the railway but whose story was still unwritten and unknown. Lomax, e. The Railway Man, p. 244.

Author: Stephen Cherry

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

ISBN: 9781441156150

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Stephen Cherry's Michael Ramsey Prize shortlisted Healing Agony argues that one of the most profound challenges a human being can ever face is how to forgive in the aftermath of injury, hurt or violation. This book explores the theology of forgiveness alongside a number of contemporary forgiveness stories in order to glean insights for those facing just this challenge. While God's forgiveness is revealed to be a simpler matter than is sometimes imagined, forgiveness between human beings is shown to be far more difficult, enigmatic and open-ended. This book offers a map of the rugged terrain that victims of serious harm, or those who seek to accompany them, will need to navigate if they embark on the venture of trust we call forgiveness. A Group Study guide for this title is available at http://religion.cherry.continuumbooks.com

Dublin VoicesDublin Voices

2001-09-062001-09-06 Kevin C. KearnsKevin C. Kearns

“Railway men always went to their own pubs. There was one in Kingsbridge, the Royal Oak. That was a railway man's pub. If you'd be in a pub with them drinking it was nothing only railway talk. Their whole life!

Author: Kevin C. Kearns

Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd

ISBN: 9780717162734

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For nearly thirty years, Kevin C. Kearns collected the memories and recollections of Dubliners on tape. These interviews have formed the basis of an extraordinary body of work, one whose subjects have included the life of the Dublin pub and the tenement house. In this ambitious book, he considers their contributions in aggregate, drawing on the voices of ordinary Dubliners to build an oral folk history of the city in the twentieth century. Firemen, engine drivers, bell ringers, gatekeepers, cinema ushers, gravediggers, dockers, factory workers, butchers, hatters, booksellers and many more: all contribute their own words to this epic portrait of Dublin city life in the turbulent decades separating the Victorian and modern eras. In Dublin Voices, the words of ordinary Dubliners can be heard as they recall their lives and times. Lucid, witty and compelling, these oral narratives bring the city to life in a manner that conventional histories simply cannot match.