In 1942, the Japanese army had captured more than 200,000 Allied prisoners of war and needed a supply route to its frontline troops in Burma. POWs and thousands of Asian laborers were ordered to complete a railway linking Thailand and Burma that would include the infamous 'bridge on the River Kwai.' Meanwhile, the U.S. was developing a 'smart bomb.' In late 1944, a group of rescued POWs provided the first accurate information about targets along the railway, and the railway was destroyed. watch
In 1942, the Japanese army had captured more than 200,000 Allied prisoners of war and needed a supply route to its frontline troops in Burma. POWs and thousands of Asian laborers were ordered to complete a railway linking Thailand and Burma that would include the infamous 'bridge on the River Kwai.' Meanwhile, the U.S. was developing a 'smart bomb.' In late 1944, a group of rescued POWs provided the first accurate information about targets along the railway, and the railway was destroyed. watch
In 1942, the Japanese army had captured more than 200,000 Allied prisoners of war and needed a supply route to its frontline troops in Burma. POWs and thousands of Asian laborers were ordered to complete a railway linking Thailand and Burma that would include the infamous, "Bridge on the River Kwai." Meanwhile, the U.S. was developing a "smart bomb." In late 1944, a group of rescued POWs provided the first accurate information about targets along the railway, and the railway was destroyed. watch