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Tett, David

A Postal History of the Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees in East Asia during the Second World War, Volume 3

Burma, Thailand and Indochina 1942-1946. The Railway, the River and the Bridge
Publisher: BFA Publishing, 2005

Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xxii + 380 pages, in Very Good condition.

The third volume in this magnificent series deals with the story of the mails to and from Burma, Thailand and Indochina. The principal concentration of mail was to and from the Burma-Thailand railway, but mail from the Bangkok Internment camp, the mails from the civilian labourers, and the work of the Dutch Post Office in Bangkok are also extensively covered. Postal items to and from British, Dutch, Australian and American prisoners are illustrated. Profusely illustrated with more than 400 illustrations, mostly in colour.

£35.00

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