The Bridge On The River Kwai

by Pierre Boulle, Xan Fielding

Genres: War & Military; General Fiction; Mystery; Thrillers; Romance

Synopsis

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.

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Release date: June 30, 2011

Publisher: Vintage Digital

Print pages: 196