The Beauty Of The River Kwai & Its History

bridge over the river kwai  Spanning the River Kwae Yai in Kanchanaburi, the bridge was built in 1942–43 by British prisoners of war based at Tha Markam It consisted of It is here that the history of the 'Death Railway' crossing the Bridge over the River Kwai, which was constructed by prisoners of war during the

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the 1952 novel written by Pierre Boulle  The United States Army Air Force was the first to conduct air raids on the bridges over the River Kwai between November 1944 and January

As prisoners of war, the Japanese moved Toosey's regiment to Thailand Their prison camp, the Tamarkan camp, is about five kilometres outside The photograph shows the two bridges built by the Japanese, using prisoner of war labour, which spanned the Mae Klong river