{"product_id":"9780241965115-survivor-on-the-river-kwai","title":"Survivor on the River Kwai","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Incredible Story of Life on the Burma Railway\u003cbr\u003eReg 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. He was a risk taker whose survival strategies sometimes bordered on genius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurvivor on the River Kwai\u003c\/i\u003e is the heartbreaking story of one of the last survivors of the Burma Railway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 1942. A young British soldier is caught up in the worst defeat in the history of the British Army, the fall of Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReg 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 comrades die, Reg fights for his survival, stealing from his captors, trapping animals and even making his own tobacco. That Reg survived is testimony to his own courage and determination, his will to beat the alien brutality of camp guards who had nothing but contempt for him and his fellow POWs. He was a risk taker whose survival strategies sometimes bordered on genius. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs moving and harrowing as \u003ci\u003eThe Last Fighting Tommy, \u003c\/i\u003ewith the drama of David Lean's \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge Over the River Kwai \u003c\/i\u003eand the heart of \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Highlander, Survivor on the River Kwai \u003c\/i\u003eis Reg's story - his pain, his triumphs and even his forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReg Twigg was born at Wigston (Leicester) barracks on 16 December 1913. He was called up to the Leicestershire Regiment in 1940 but instead of fighting Hitler he was sent to the Far East, stationed at Singapore. When captured by the Japanese, he decided he would do everything to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter his repatriation from the Far East, Reg returned to Leicester. With 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-nine, two weeks before the publication of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30407510491233,"sku":"9780241965115","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32396858.jpg?v=1741218412","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241965115-survivor-on-the-river-kwai","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}