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The Man Behind the Bridge: Colonel Toosey and the River Kwai
Hardback
Main Details
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The Man Behind the Bridge: Colonel Toosey and the River Kwai
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Peter Davies
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Series | Bloomsbury Academic Collections: Japan |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:240 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 153 |
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Category/Genre | Asian and Middle Eastern history Second world war |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781780939605
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Classifications | Dewey:940.54725209593 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
Bloomsbury Academic
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Publication Date |
6 December 2012 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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.
Author Biography
Peter E Davies has written or co-written nineteen books on modern American combat aircraft, including the standard reference work on US Navy and Marine Corps Phantom II operations, Gray Ghosts. He is based in Bristol, UK.
Reviews'A first class work of history' Lloyds List
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