Survivor On the River Kwai - Softcover

Survivor On the River Kwai

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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 336 pages. Survivor on the River Kwai is the heartbreaking st ory of one of the last survivors of the Burma Railway. February 1 942. A young British soldier is caught up in the worst defeat in the history of the British Army, the fall of Singapore. Reg Twigg spends the next three years in hell, moving from jungle camp to jungle camp and building the Burma Railway for the all-conquering Japanese. Beaten, tortured, starving and forced to watch his com rades die, Reg fights for his survival, stealing from his captors , trapping animals and even making his own tobacco. That Reg surv ived is testimony to his own courage and determination, his will to beat the alien brutality of camp guards who had nothing but co ntempt for him and his fellow POWs. He was a risk taker whose sur vival strategies sometimes bordered on genius. As moving and harr owing as The Last Fighting Tommy, with the drama of David Lean's The Bridge Over the River Kwai and the heart of The Forgotten Hig hlander, Survivor on the River Kwai is Reg's story - his pain, hi s triumphs and even his forgiveness. Reg Twigg was born at Wigsto n (Leicester) barracks on 16 December 1913. He was called up to t he Leicestershire Regiment in 1940 but instead of fighting Hitler he was sent to the Far East, stationed at Singapore. When captur ed by the Japanese, he decided he would do everything to survive. After his repatriation from the Far East, Reg returned to Leices ter. With his family he returned to Thailand in 2006, and revisit ed the sites of the POW camps. Reg died in 2013, at the age of ni nety-nine, two weeks before the publication of this book. Editor ial Reviews About the Author Reg Twigg was born at Wigston (Leic ester) barracks on 16 December 1913. He was called up to the Leic estershire Regiment in 1940 but instead of fighting Hitler he was sent to the Far East, stationed at Singapore. When captured by t he Japanese, he decided he would do everything to survive. After his repatriation from the Far East, Reg returned to Leicester. Wi th 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-ni ne, two weeks before the publication of this book. Seller Inventory # 1067l

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