To End All Wars
Ernest GordonPaperback 2002-06-03
This bestseller tells the gripping true story behind the classic film, The Bridge on the River Kwai and its remake, To End All Wars (starring Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle). It reveals the power of love and forgiveness in a Japanese POW camp.
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Now A Major Motion Picture Starring Robert Carlyle and Kiefer Sutherland. 'Waking from a dream, I suddenly realized where I was: in the Death House-in a prison camp by the River Kwai. I was a prisoner of war, lying among the dead, waiting for the bodies to be carried away so that I might have more room.'When Ernest Gordon was twenty-four he was captured by the Japanese and forced, with other British prisoners, to build the notorious 'Railroad of Death', where nearly 16,000 Prisoners of War gave their life. Faced with the appalling conditions of the prisoners' camp and the brutality of the captors, he survived to become an inspiring example of the triumph of the human spirit against all odds.To End All Wars is Ernest Gordon's gripping true story behind both the Academy Award-winning film The Bridge on the River Kwai starring Alec Guinness and the new film To End All Wars directed by David Cunningham.
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This bestseller tells the gripping true story behind the classic film, The Bridge on the River Kwai and its remake, To End All Wars (starring Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle). It reveals the power of love and forgiveness in a Japanese POW camp.
Publisher Description
Now A Major Motion Picture Starring Robert Carlyle and Kiefer Sutherland. 'Waking from a dream, I suddenly realized where I was: in the Death House-in a prison camp by the River Kwai. I was a prisoner of war, lying among the dead, waiting for the bodies to be carried away so that I might have more room.'When Ernest Gordon was twenty-four he was captured by the Japanese and forced, with other British prisoners, to build the notorious 'Railroad of Death', where nearly 16,000 Prisoners of War gave their life. Faced with the appalling conditions of the prisoners' camp and the brutality of the captors, he survived to become an inspiring example of the triumph of the human spirit against all odds.To End All Wars is Ernest Gordon's gripping true story behind both the Academy Award-winning film The Bridge on the River Kwai starring Alec Guinness and the new film To End All Wars directed by David Cunningham.