The bridges of the Thailand-Burma Railway were a throwback to bridges along 19th century American railroad lines, which were made almost entirely of timber. While it may be surprising that wood ...

And so it was decided that a railway connecting Thailand and Burma would be constructed through dense tropical jungle over hilly terrain with hundreds of rivers, including the Kwae Noi River ...

A former soldier thought to be the last surviving veteran of the infamous Burma Railway has died aged 104. Jack Jennings was among 60,000 Allied prisoners forced by the Japanese to build a railway ...

Jack Jennings, a British prisoner of war during World War II who worked as a slave laborer on the Burma Railway, the roughly 250-mile Japanese military construction project that inspired a novel ...

The Death Railway in Thailand isn’t just a historic site; it’s a poignant reminder of sacrifice, resilience, and a testimony to human endurance. Officially called the Burma Railway ...

A former prisoner of war will be making an emotional return to the Burma Railway he was forced to build by the Japanese. Cliff Burgess, 93, will fly there next month with other veterans and their ...

Told over multiple time periods, the five-part follows Dorrigo as a Far East prisoner of war during the construction of the ...

By Richard Sandomir Jack Jennings, a British prisoner of war during World War II who worked as a slave laborer on the Burma Railway, the roughly 250-mile Japanese military construction project ...

Told over multiple time periods, the five-part drama follows Dorrigo as a Far East prisoner of war during the construction of the Burma Railway. Decades later, he finds his growing celebrity at ...