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1942: Boldly advancing through Asia, the Japanese need a train route from Burma going north. In a prison camp, British POWs are forced into labor. The bridge they build will become a symbol of service and survival to one prisoner, Colonel Nicholson, a proud perfectionist. Pitted against the warden, Colonel Saito, Nicholson will nevertheless, out of a distorted sense of duty, aid his enemy. While on the outside, as the Allies race to destroy the bridge, Nicholson must decide which will be the first casualty: his patriotism or his pride.
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"[A] lightning-fast adventure and suspense story."
-San Francisco Chronicle "An amazing story . . . jumpy with suspense."
-The New Yorker "A fine story of adventure in which a highly original conception makes a psychologically rich situation out of what could have easily been a simple tale of daring."
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-San Francisco Chronicle "An amazing story . . . jumpy with suspense."
-The New Yorker "A fine story of adventure in which a highly original conception makes a psychologically rich situation out of what could have easily been a simple tale of daring."
-Chicago Tribune "An exciting story of action."
-The Atlantic Monthly "Intelligent and thrilling."
-New York Post "A memorable novel brilliantly conceived and brilliantly written."
-Harper's Magazine "Superb . . . suspenseful."
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- PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0891419136
- ISBN 13 9780891419136
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