The Bridge on the River Kwai
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Book Description
London, Secker & Warburg. 1954. 2nd. Edition. Very good green hardback covers, slightly dusty. Very good pictorial dust chipped at heads of spine. Rear white panel soiled. Internally fine. Scarce.
Dealer Notes
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.
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.
Author
Boulle, Pierre
Date
1954
Binding
Hardback
Publisher
Secker & Warburg
Condition
Very Good -
Pages
171
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