Building the Death Railway: The Ordeal of American Pows in Burma, 1942-1945 Hardcover – 1 January 1993

my brother spent 3.5 years building a railroad in the jungle as a guest of japan

This book is especially interesting if you want true knowledge of what happened to the men that were held captive 3 1/2 years by the Japanese. The horrific stories and the ability to survive is phenominal.

Having read a number of books (memoirs) of Japanese pow experiences, I found this one surprisingly unique. It documents the exact words of prisoners, as transcribed from their personal oral interviews. Indeed, the "author" notes that he did not write the book, but merely edited it.