The Colonel Of Tamarkan - Philip Toosey and the Bridge On The River Kwai by Julie Summers ISBN 13: 9780743263511

Simon & Schuster, 2005-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1.4000 in x 9.1000 in x 6.0000 in. Good Condition. Reasonable wear. Still very usable. Clean, mark-free interior!

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London: Simon & Schuster, 2005. crease to spine. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Simon & Schuster. Good. 23.1 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm. Paperback. 2005. 432 pages. <br>xxii, 410 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 2 4 cm In 1941 Philip Toosey was given command of an artillery reg iment. Philip and his men soon found themselves in the battle for Singapore, and were taken prisoner after the island's fall in 19 42. Phillip was then sent to Thailand to command the 'bridge camp ' ... .

London, United Kingdom: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2005. New book, 410 pages. It was at Dunkirk that Toosey's charisma and fortitude were first noted, and in 1941 he was given command of an artillery regiment. Sent to fight in the Far East, he and his men soon found themselves embroiled in the battle for Singapore, and were taken prisoner after the island's fall in 1942. Toosey was sent to Thailand to command the 'bridge camp' at Tamarkan, where he was ordered to supervise the construction of two railway bridges over river Khwae Mae Khlong. Many of his former comrades particularly objected to the character of Colonel Nicholson in the moview Bridge on the River Kwai, as played by Alec Guiness, seeing it as a slur on the integrity of the real colonel behind the bridge, Philip Toosey - the subject of this outstanding biography.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2005. New book, 410 pages. It was at Dunkirk that Toosey's charisma and fortitude were first noted, and in 1941 he was given command of an artillery regiment. Sent to fight in the Far East, he and his men soon found themselves embroiled in the battle for Singapore, and were taken prisoner after the island's fall in 1942. Toosey was sent to Thailand to command the 'bridge camp' at Tamarkan, where he was ordered to supervise the construction of two railway bridges over river Khwae Mae Khlong. Many of his former comrades particularly objected to the character of Colonel Nicholson in the moview Bridge on the River Kwai, as played by Alec Guiness, seeing it as a slur on the integrity of the real colonel behind the bridge, Philip Toosey - the subject of this outstanding biography.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Simon & Schuster, UK, 2005. Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. .

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