6" x 9.25", 182 page hardcover with dustjacket titled A THOUSAND CUPS OF RICE: SURVIVING THE DEATH RAILWAY by Kyle Thompson/ Eakin Press, ISBN # 0-89015-990-4, First Edition, Second Printing, copyright 1994/ Thompson pens a gripping, personal account of how he, as a teenage soldier from rural Texas, became a member of the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery--the "Lost Battalion"--and became one of the thousands of allied prisoners forced to build the bridge over the River Kwai during World War II. The book is complete and in FINE condition with some overall wear mainly to the dustjacket which has some light wear. On the blank page opposite the title page, Kyle Thompson has inscribed, "12-2-94, For Joe Gardner - My friend and fellow 1972 campaign worker. The John Torres (?) group is special and I am pleased to have been associated with you on that occasion. Your friend, Kyle Thompson."