The Colonel Of Tamarkan: Philip Toosey And Bridge On River Kwai Julie Summers Simon Schuster Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

Written By Toosey’s Granddaughter This Remarkable Portrait Of A Forgotten British Hero And Leader Is Essential Reading For Anyone Interested In The Second World War \ Truly Uplifting … It Makes You Proud To Be Guardian Alec Guinness Won Best Actor Oscar His Portrayal Dogmatic But Brittle Commanding Officer David Lean\ S Film Bridge On River Kwai While Brilliant Performance Owed More Fiction Than Fact As Man Who Actually Commanded Pows Ordered Build Infamous Bridges -- There Were Two: One Wooden Concrete Was Cut From Very Different Cloth Lieutenant Colonel Philip Toosey Senior Among 2 000-Odd Allied Servicemen Incarcerated Tamarkan Prison Camp Such Had Comply With Japanese Orders Help Construct Their Thailand-Burma Railway Malnutrition Disease Brutality Constant Companions Near-Impossible Task Soldiers Already Endured Terrible Privations Which They Knew Would Service Enemy Under Toosey\ Careful Direction Subtle Balancing Act Between Compliance Subversion Inmates Not Only Survived Regained Some Sense Self-Respect Re-Creating Story Tremendous Skill Narrative Flair Drawing Many Original Interviews Asian Theatre Riveting Blend Biography History Σελίδες: 432 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0502 Διαστάσεις: 13X13Cm