He wrote one of the earliest and most respected POW memoirs , Railroad of Death ( 1946 ) .
John Coast , ( 30 October 1916 -- 1989 ) , British writer and music promoter .
John Coast wrote one of the earliest and most respected POW memoirs , Railroad of Death ( 1946 ) .
John Coast , ( 30 October 1916 -- 1989 ) , British writer and music promoter .