The Bridge Over the River Kwai: A Novel1942: 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. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 11 |
Section 3 | 15 |
Section 4 | 23 |
Section 5 | 29 |
Section 6 | 36 |
Section 7 | 42 |
Section 8 | 51 |
Section 15 | 108 |
Section 16 | 119 |
Section 17 | 126 |
Section 18 | 137 |
Section 19 | 148 |
Section 20 | 157 |
Section 21 | 167 |
Section 22 | 172 |
Section 9 | 58 |
Section 10 | 65 |
Section 11 | 75 |
Section 12 | 84 |
Section 13 | 92 |
Section 14 | 101 |
Section 23 | 185 |
Section 24 | 194 |
Section 25 | 199 |
Section 26 | 209 |
Section 27 | 211 |
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