Survivor on the River Kwai is the heartbreaking story of Reg Twigg, one of the last men standing from a forgotten war.
Called up in 1940, Reg expected to be fighting Germans. Instead, he found himself caught up in the worst military defeat in modern British history - the fall of Singapore to the Japanese.
What followed were three years of hell, moving from one camp to another along the Kwai river, building the infamous Burma railway for the all-conquering Japanese Imperial Army. Some prisoners coped with the endless brutality of the code of Bushido by turning to God; others clung to whatever was left of the regimental structure. Reg made the deadly jungle, with its malaria, cholera, swollen rivers, lethal snakes and exhausting heat, work for him. With an ingenuity that is astonishing, he trapped and ate lizards, harvested pumpkins from the canteen rubbish heap and with his homemade razor became camp barber.
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.
Reg's story is unique.
Reg 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.
After 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.
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Reg 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.
After 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.
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: 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. Codice articolo 1067l