A Bridge Over The River Kwai A bridge needed to be built over the River Kwai, connecting Bangkok to Rangoon along the Burma-Siam Railway. The task needed to be accomplished in 1943 by a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Burma. This camp was run by Colonel Saito. The prisoners of war at this camp were mainly British soldiers led by Colonel Nicholson. The prisoners had to work from dawn to dusk in jungle heat and contend with …showed first 75 words of 753 total…

…showed last 75 words of 753 total…sabotage over the bridge is great. Actually, I was a little disappointed when the bridge did not blow up and that is the part of the book I will most remember. Finally, the pride in one's country that both colonels showed will be remembered by me. I'm somewhat in awe of that pride. I wonder if I would be able to withstand the pains and anguish that soldiers have to go through in a war?