The Bridge On The River Kwai
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The Bridge On The River Kwai
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Author : Pierre Boulle
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-06-30
The Bridge On The River Kwai written by Pierre Boulle and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-30 with Fiction categories.
The Bridge on the River Kwai tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity; Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer; Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was sent back. Ordered by the Japanese to build a bridge, the Colonel refuses, as it is against regulations for officers to work with other ranks. The Japanese give way but, to prove a point of British superiority, construction of the bridge goes ahead - at great cost to the men under Nicholson's command.
The Bridge Over The River Kwai
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Author : Pierre Boulle
language : en
Publisher: Wings
Release Date : 2000
The Bridge Over The River Kwai written by Pierre Boulle and has been published by Wings this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Fiction categories.
British prisoners of war are forced by their Japanese captors to build a bridge in the jungles of Burma.
The Bridge Over The River Kwai
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Author : PIERRE BOULLE
language : en
Publisher:
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Bridge Over The River Kwai
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Author : Pierre Boulle
language : en
Publisher: Ishi Press
Release Date : 2018-08-29
Bridge Over The River Kwai written by Pierre Boulle and has been published by Ishi Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-29 with Fiction categories.
The magnificent story of Colonel Nicholson, who built the perfect bridge - for the enemy. On its publication in France, this brilliant novel was awarded the Prix Ste. Beuve. Since its appearance in the USA and its presentation as a film, this compelling story has been awarded a succession of prizes in both the fields of entertainment and literature. This is a historical novel. It is based in part on factual events. It was made into the greatest movie ever made. Although hard to believe, the book is based on actual real historical events, except that vastly more people died building the real bridge and the railroad to the bridge than are shown in the movie. The book and movie have slightly different names. The book is "The Bridge Over the River Kwai." The movie is "The Bridge On the River Kwai." In Thailand, they call it the River Kwae.
The Bridge Over The River Kwai
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Author : Pierre Boulle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
The Bridge Over The River Kwai written by Pierre Boulle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with categories.
The Man Behind The Bridge
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Author : Peter Davies
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-12-17
The Man Behind The Bridge written by Peter Davies and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-17 with History categories.
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Toosey was the senior British officer concerned with the building of the notorious "Bridge over the River Kwai". Toosey understood from the very beginning that the only real issue was how to ensure that as many of his men as possible should survive their captivity. Many thousands who knew how Toosey stood up to their oppressors at great personal risk were incensed by Alec Guinness's brilliant portrayal of 'Colonel Nicholson' in the film version of Boulle's book. This book provides an accurate historical account of the terrible events during which more than 16,000 PoWs died while building the Thai-Burma railway, of which "the bridge" formed an essential part. A memorial to Toosey, this book is also a definitive history of the building of the railway in the context of the Far Eastern theatre of World War II. First published in 1991, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series.
Long Way Back To The River Kwai
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Author : Loet Velmans
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Release Date : 2011-09
Long Way Back To The River Kwai written by Loet Velmans and has been published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The astounding memoir of a World War II veteran who spent three and a half years in the slave labor camps made famous by The Bridge on the River Kwai.
A Study Guide For Pierre Boulle S The Bridge Over River Kwai
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Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
language : en
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Release Date : 2016-06-29
A Study Guide For Pierre Boulle S The Bridge Over River Kwai written by Gale, Cengage Learning and has been published by Gale, Cengage Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-29 with Literary Criticism categories.
A Study Guide for Pierre Boulle's "The Bridge over River Kwai," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
Essays On Conrad
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Author : Ian Watt
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-07-27
Essays On Conrad written by Ian Watt and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-07-27 with Literary Criticism categories.
A landmark collection of Ian Watt's essays on Joseph Conrad.
Survivor On The River Kwai
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Author : Reg Twigg
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2013-05-23
Survivor On The River Kwai written by Reg Twigg and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Survivor on the River Kwai is the heartbreaking story of Reg Twigg, one of the last men standing from a forgotten war. Called up in 1940, Reg expected to be fighting Germans. Instead, he found himself caught up in the worst military defeat in modern British history - the fall of Singapore to the Japanese. What followed were three years of hell, moving from one camp to another along the Kwai river, building the infamous Burma railway for the all-conquering Japanese Imperial Army. Some prisoners coped with the endless brutality of the code of Bushido by turning to God; others clung to whatever was left of the regimental structure. Reg made the deadly jungle, with its malaria, cholera, swollen rivers, lethal snakes and exhausting heat, work for him. With an ingenuity that is astonishing, he trapped and ate lizards, harvested pumpkins from the canteen rubbish heap and with his homemade razor became camp barber. That Reg survived is testimony to his own courage and determination, his will to beat the alien brutality of camp guards who had nothing but contempt for him and his fellow POWs. He was a risk taker whose survival strategies sometimes bordered on genius. Reg's story is unique. Reg Twigg was born at Wigston (Leicester) barracks on 16 December 1913. He was called up to the Leicestershire Regiment in 1940 but instead of fighting Hitler he was sent to the Far East, stationed at Singapore. When captured by the Japanese, he decided he would do everything to survive. After his repatriation from the Far East, Reg returned to Leicester. With his family he returned to Thailand in 2006, and revisited the sites of the POW camps. Reg died in 2013, at the age of ninety-nine, two weeks before the publication of this book.