tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post2224024400965943857..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: The Railway Man and the Thai-Burma Railway sagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-44354766199614185012016-03-02T23:05:15.522-05:002016-03-02T23:05:15.522-05:00I'm surprised I haven't heard of this one....I'm surprised I haven't heard of this one. I enjoy British movies and I like Kidman's work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-88582924187700227772016-03-01T23:57:58.067-05:002016-03-01T23:57:58.067-05:00I've not seen it, or heard of it until just no...I've not seen it, or heard of it until just now. It looks and sounds like a good one, so I'm going to try and find it.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-43466959899976359652016-02-22T01:35:39.301-05:002016-02-22T01:35:39.301-05:00Blessings......
hmmmmmm....I haven't seen or h...Blessings......<br />hmmmmmm....I haven't seen or heard of either, one would think i live under a rock. I haven't watch movies in a while, a bit to predictable.<br /><br />Sounds interesting though.<br />thanks for sharing.<br />RhapsodyRhapsody Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520384490148575528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-41931020371699431422016-02-21T22:54:22.936-05:002016-02-21T22:54:22.936-05:00I have spent a little time in that part of the wor...I have spent a little time in that part of the world but not enough. Singapore is fascinating. My time in Malaysia was mostly spent relaxing on the beach - not a bad thing at all, mind you, though I'd love to explore Southeast Asia more one day.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-16175779755198164852016-02-21T22:36:54.637-05:002016-02-21T22:36:54.637-05:00I have not read Mizuki's, but I did read a boo...I have not read Mizuki's, but I did read a book (and reviewed it) by the Japanese Operations Officer for the Malay campaign. I took the railraod from Singapore to Kota Buhru which was essentially the path the Japanese took in their march downt eh peninsula. review: Myhttp://sagecoveredhills.blogspot.com/2011/06/japans-greatest-victory-britains-worst.htmlsagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-52724654084517518572016-02-21T21:42:28.820-05:002016-02-21T21:42:28.820-05:00Thanks for directing me to your other blog! I'...Thanks for directing me to your other blog! I'll definitely check it out.<br /><br />I just finished Volume 2 of Shigeru Mizuki's outstanding Showa series. There is a chapter on the invasion of the Malay peninsula, including the destruction of railroads and bridges by the British troops as they retreated south.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-49316411064560309332016-02-21T20:40:21.689-05:002016-02-21T20:40:21.689-05:00I hope you enjoy it, Lynn.I hope you enjoy it, Lynn.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-84617291366818716252016-02-21T20:39:26.013-05:002016-02-21T20:39:26.013-05:00I agree about this personal journey--his eventual ...I agree about this personal journey--his eventual forgiveness and friendship with his Japanese torturer was interesting. sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-49518867349150583802016-02-21T20:36:17.205-05:002016-02-21T20:36:17.205-05:00I hope you'll enjoy it. I would have thought ...I hope you'll enjoy it. I would have thought it would have received more play in the UKsagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-44565350632234885372016-02-21T17:13:09.632-05:002016-02-21T17:13:09.632-05:00I'll put this on my ever lengthening list of f...I'll put this on my ever lengthening list of films to see. :) Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-42851417037026348392016-02-21T09:40:54.477-05:002016-02-21T09:40:54.477-05:00I really enjoyed this film, excellent and informat...I really enjoyed this film, excellent and informative showing a wonderful personal journey for Eric Lomax. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-48204653293763949482016-02-20T16:19:02.431-05:002016-02-20T16:19:02.431-05:00How on earth did I miss this film? Thanks for the ...How on earth did I miss this film? Thanks for the review. I shall look it up.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-61204453959754452012016-02-20T14:39:45.936-05:002016-02-20T14:39:45.936-05:00I hope you like it, KarenI hope you like it, Karensagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-90903379416359874172016-02-20T14:39:14.163-05:002016-02-20T14:39:14.163-05:00Not only did the Japanese have free movement in Th...Not only did the Japanese have free movement in Thailand, but once France fell, they had access to Vietnam and Cambodia (and it was from these bases, they were able to attack south--if I remember correctly, the two British battleships they sunk early in the Singapore campaign was from planes flown from bases in Cambodia.)sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-88146058915302560252016-02-20T14:36:40.021-05:002016-02-20T14:36:40.021-05:00Chang Mai is in north Thailand and this area is to...Chang Mai is in north Thailand and this area is to the west of Bangkok. I would love to get to Chang Mai one day. sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-4357621599097424452016-02-20T14:35:48.597-05:002016-02-20T14:35:48.597-05:00It was amazing the British was caught so flat--unl...It was amazing the British was caught so flat--unlike Pearl Harbor, where it was only bombs, in Malay, they were fighting and could never form a line to stop the southward march toward Singapore. <br /><br />Interestingly, it was the success of the British and American submarine navy that forced the Japanese to build the Thai-Burma railroad to supply their soldiers in Burma. Once Singapore fell, submarines sank a high percentage of goods the Japanese were shipping to Burma, forcing the Japanese to ship supplies overland. The Japanese soldiers in Burma suffered and starved (and even ate their dead) due to the lack of supplies getting through. sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-50016676175940918902016-02-20T14:31:50.435-05:002016-02-20T14:31:50.435-05:00During that trip, I had another blog (Jeff-ridingr...During that trip, I had another blog (Jeff-ridingrails.blogspot.com)... Yes, they did try to show a more realistic setting than Bridge on the River Kwaisagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1594132933569563832016-02-20T14:30:38.720-05:002016-02-20T14:30:38.720-05:00I don't know if it was big in the US--it is mo...I don't know if it was big in the US--it is more of a British moviesagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-68392114137674178542016-02-20T14:30:06.843-05:002016-02-20T14:30:06.843-05:00Thanks, it is a beautiful place in the worldThanks, it is a beautiful place in the worldsagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-3681278883120829932016-02-20T10:54:48.456-05:002016-02-20T10:54:48.456-05:00Goodness, how ever did I miss this one. Thanks for...Goodness, how ever did I miss this one. Thanks for sharing this, I'm going to have to check this out as well, it's just my kind of movie too. 21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-72762131138868664612016-02-20T06:03:10.179-05:002016-02-20T06:03:10.179-05:00Sounds interesting, I'll have to look up the m...Sounds interesting, I'll have to look up the movie on Amazon Prime. While I'm a bit of a history nerd, I don't know very much about the events that occurred in that region during WW2. I certainly didn't know about Thai government letting the Japanese run through their country.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-14005672770694204382016-02-20T05:26:20.304-05:002016-02-20T05:26:20.304-05:00My grandson and DiL are in Chang Mai right now, fo...My grandson and DiL are in Chang Mai right now, for about another month so they must be pretty close to this because her pops farm is north of Chang Mai. If there was ever a war theater full of atrocities it was the Pacific--from front to finish and I can easily believe that many places have a sanitized history on display.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-3708485312508861652016-02-20T02:52:10.824-05:002016-02-20T02:52:10.824-05:00The surrender of the Far East to Japan created one...The surrender of the Far East to Japan created one hell of a logistical headache. It was way more of a headache than had they fought yes there would've been Japanese losses but they could've locked the garrison on Singapore together with the Malay army and sent a squadron of bombers over and pounded it daily. They would've had an old fashioned siege which would've starved the British and the population to death. With the loss of the two ships they were broken. Not that the ships could've stood up to planes as seen with the German navy surface fleet locked in ports and fjords. But it gave them backbone. They would eventually of course have been obliterated. Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-13764842352984333572016-02-19T22:42:08.825-05:002016-02-19T22:42:08.825-05:00Singapore to Europe must have been a fascinating t...Singapore to Europe must have been a fascinating trip. I'd love to know more about it.<br /><br />The movie sounds interesting, especially in comparison to what is surely the far gentler Bridge on the River Kwai.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1598183546494814502016-02-19T17:14:21.124-05:002016-02-19T17:14:21.124-05:00I never heard of this movie and can't imagine ...I never heard of this movie and can't imagine how it slipped past me, but it does sound intriguing.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com