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Called up in 1940, Reg expected to be fighting Germans. Instead, he found himself caught up in the fall of Singapore to the Japanese.

What followed were three years of hell, moving from one camp to another along the Kwai river, building the infamous Burma railway. Reg made the deadly jungle work for him. With an ingenuity that is astonishing, he trapped and ate lizards, harvested pumpkins from the canteen rubbish heap and with his homemade razor became camp barber. That Reg survived is testimony to his own courage and determination, his will to beat the alien brutality of camp guards who had nothing but contempt for him and his fellow POWs.

©2013 Reg Twigg and Clive Medway (P)2014 Soundings Military Military & War World War II War Imperial Japan Singapore
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Stunning account, threaded well together. Monumental show of resilience and resourcefulness. Fiercely defiant and moving.

Epic and bloody-minded

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Brilliant!h written and verbal well read. It is so important to get the right voice for the enjoyment of the book. I felt it was Reg Twigg reading the book himself. Accent and tone were perfect. Highly recommended.

Brilliant Story

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Wow - harrowing stuff! We are just about to go and visit Kanchanaburi and learn all about the history and horrors.
Unbelievable that the Japanese haven’t ever apologised and that we don’t learn about this at school.

Truly moving

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This tale ranks amongst the most memorable recollection of WW2 that I have ever read. Sadly, there can few of that, our greatest generation left today in 2024. This story must be read by the generation of today.

The resilience of the soldier.

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A well written remembrance of experiences from childhood to revisiting Thailand many years later - an excellent read! Highly recommended to everyone

Moving account of experiences

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