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Long Way Back to the River Kwai.(Long Way Back to the River Kwai: Memories of World War II)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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July 1, 2005
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Long Way Back To The River Kwai
Loet Velmans
Arcade Publishing
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The inspiration for the classic book and film "Bridge Over The River Kwai", Long Way Back To The River Kwai: Memories Of World War II is the painfully honest true story of one man's gut-wrenching and nearly fatal three and a half year tenure as a slave laborer for the Japanese army during World War II. A prisoner of war. An insert of black-and-white photographs ...
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