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1942: Boldly advancing through Asia, the Japanese need a train route from Burma going north. In a prison camp, British POWs are forced into labor. The bridge they build will become a symbol of service and survival to one prisoner, Colonel Nicholson, a proud perfectionist. Pitted against the warden, Colonel Saito, Nicholson will nevertheless, out of a distorted sense of duty, aid his enemy. While on the outside, as the Allies race to destroy the bridge, Nicholson must decide which will be the first casualty: his patriotism or his pride.
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The Bridge Over the River Kwai, Pierre Boulle
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- Released
- 2007
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Pierre Boulle
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN10
- 0891419136
- ISBN13
- 9780891419136
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Historical Fiction, Classics, Military Fiction, Wars, France, World War II, Death, French Literature, Asia, Adapted for Film, Diseases, Doctors, Soldiers, Brutality, Suffering, Vietnam, Jungle, Thailand, Captivity, Humanity, Prisoners of War, Bridges, Secret Agents, Japanese people, Healthcare Workers
- First published
- 1952
- Original title
- Le Pont de la rivière Kwaï
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
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- 1942: Boldly advancing through Asia, the Japanese need a train route from Burma going north. In a prison camp, British POWs are forced into labor. The bridge they build will become a symbol of service and survival to one prisoner, Colonel Nicholson, a proud perfectionist. Pitted against the warden, Colonel Saito, Nicholson will nevertheless, out of a distorted sense of duty, aid his enemy. While on the outside, as the Allies race to destroy the bridge, Nicholson must decide which will be the first casualty: his patriotism or his pride.