Boulle, Pierre, 1912-
The bridge over the river Kwai / translated by Xan Fielding. - New York : Bantam, 1983, c1954. - 184 p. ; 18 cm.
Translation of: Pont de la riviere Kwai.
Booklist Grade Teacher,
A satire on a certain type of British officer who clings to discipline even in a Japanese prison camp during World War II. He builds a bridge with prison labor and indignantly exposes a team of commandos when they arrive to blow it up.
Young Adult
0553248502
Burma-Siam Railroad--Fiction.
Burma-Siam Railroad--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.
843/.91
The bridge over the river Kwai / translated by Xan Fielding. - New York : Bantam, 1983, c1954. - 184 p. ; 18 cm.
Translation of: Pont de la riviere Kwai.
Booklist Grade Teacher,
A satire on a certain type of British officer who clings to discipline even in a Japanese prison camp during World War II. He builds a bridge with prison labor and indignantly exposes a team of commandos when they arrive to blow it up.
Young Adult
0553248502
Burma-Siam Railroad--Fiction.
Burma-Siam Railroad--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.
843/.91