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Chen, Fu Hua

Between East and West; Life on the Burma Road, the Tibet Highway, the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and in the United States

1996

28.20 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1996
Place of printing
Niwot, Colorado. University Press of Colorado
Author
Chen, Fu Hua
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - General Science & Technology
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xv, 191 pp, illustrations from photos, map, index. original black cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author provides a fascinating account of his management of the construction of the Burma Road, which was vital in World War II, as well as the construction of the Tibet Highway and the reconnaissing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. His seventy years in the field of civil engineering, together with his personal life make excellent reading.