Still Waters Posted May 12, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 12, 2013 It was known, for good reason, as the Death Railway. In 1942, after the fall of Singapore, the Japanese army ordered the construction of a jungle railroad from Bangkok to Rangoon to support its assault on India. As one of the last remaining survivors, 99-year-old Reg Twigg wrote a remarkable personal testimony of his three years of hell on the River Kwai. Sadly, the former private in the Leicestershire Regiment died last week and never lived to see it published. http://www.dailymail...ay-forever.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted May 13, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 13, 2013 A long remarkable life led. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealdwita Posted May 13, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I hope he's not remembered for that disgraceful film! RIP mate.......Some of us know the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted May 13, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 13, 2013 you don't need a mask & a cape to be a hero..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted May 13, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I hope he's not remembered for that disgraceful film! RIP mate.......Some of us know the truth. So I'm guessing it's good I've never seen the film? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealdwita Posted May 13, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 13, 2013 So I'm guessing it's good I've never seen the film? In the accuracy stakes it makes 'Braveheart' look like a documentary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted May 14, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Gotcha. Thanks for that. I was thinking of trying to rent it or something. I honestly had no idea what it was about. I'm not very knowledgeable regarding WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted May 14, 2013 #8 Share Posted May 14, 2013 In the accuracy stakes it makes 'Braveheart' look like a documentary! But it's got Obi-Wan Kenobi in it so that makes up for lack of accuracy. Plus that darn song is a real brain sticker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted May 14, 2013 Author #9 Share Posted May 14, 2013 But it's got Obi-Wan Kenobi in it so that makes up for lack of accuracy. Plus that darn song is a real brain sticker. The Bridge on the River Kwai is one of my all time favourite films. I've got the book too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted May 15, 2013 #10 Share Posted May 15, 2013 The Bridge on the River Kwai is one of my all time favourite films. I've got the book too. It's one of my favorites as well. I never read the book. We were 'forced' to watch that movie in one of my high school social studies classes. In general, I've always liked movies from the late 50's early 60's even when I was a kid. Most of my classmates slept through class when we were watching it (we obviously had to watch it over multiple classes due o the length of the film). To me, it was like watching The Walking Dead and being forced to have to wait for the next episode. I couldn't wait for social studies class so that I could see what happens next. When The Breakfast Club came out in 1985 most of my friends didn't get the reference to the 'whistling scene' but I sure did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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