The Skeleton Road

[GWR]

Link to an article in 'The Irrawaddy' of “Skeleton Road”
By Jim Andrews/Mae Hong Son, August 2005:-
http://www.irrawaddy.org/aviewer.asp?a=4909&z=102

Contrast of the graves of Japanese & Allied soldiers; many Japanese of the WWII generation are incensed by their government's desire to brush the whole issue under the carpet.
http://www.irrawaddy.org/articlefiles/4909-WarMuseum1.gif

[airlana]

Further article from the Chiangmai Mail a few months ago

http://www.chiangmai-mail.com/135/features.shtml

and another

http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/japanese_war_museum.html

Some aspects of the final days of the Japanese Army in Burma are well documented, particularly the Sittang River disaster of July-August 1945 and their attempts to 'escape' through southern Burma into Thailand.

More is yet to be told about Khun Yuam and other areas in northern Thailand.

airlana
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[GWR]

Japan's "Burma Road" - Reflections on Japanese Military Activities in Northern Thailand - David Boggett - Faculty of Humanities, Kyoto Seika University

http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/johokan/kiyo/pdf-data/no18/David.pdf

[airlana]

All Boggett's articles are well researched and the 'references' are a great source for further reading.

My 'want list' of books is almost as big as my 'have got' list :confused:

airlana
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