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It is 1943, and in occupied Holland the Nazis have declared that all students must sign a Declaration of Loyalty, or face the penalty of forced labor in Germany. Medical student Daniël de Moulin refuses. A member of the Dutch resistance and in danger of being arrested and sentenced to death, he decides to escape to England and join the Allies to fight the Axis occupation of his motherland.Escaping Occupied Europe tells the remarkable story of De Moulin’s journey in his own words. His engaging and authentic style make this a unique document about the journey undertaken by Dutch men and women - 'Engelandvaarders' - during the war.'When, moments later we turned to look, we saw that the Gestapo was driving slowly behind us. There was no doubt that we were being followed. This realization, although sensational, was anything but pleasant ... We were convinced that we had been caught and expected to be arrested at any moment. It was odd, really, that we were so calm and talked nonsense about how we might harass the Nazis during our interrogation...'
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Hylke Faber (1981) obtained his masters degrees at Utrecht University and the University of Amsterdam. He started his career as an international academic publisher at Brill and has since then been working as a publishing professional and business developer in the publishing and e-learning field. Pieter Stolk (1978) studied pharmaceutical sciences at Utrecht University and obtained his PhD in 2008. Pieter has worked in the field of pharmaceuticals and life sciences since 2004. Besides his day job, history, in particular that of The Netherlands, Europe and United States after 1800, is a continuing passion.
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- EditorePen & Sword
- Data di pubblicazione2018
- ISBN 10 1526741229
- ISBN 13 9781526741226
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine152
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Escaping Occupied Europe: A Dutchman's Dangerous Journey to Join the Allies
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: New. New tightly bound softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. Clean text free of marks or underlining. Typeset in Sabon 11/13.5. B&W photos and illustrations. Includes a bibliography and appendices [2]. 152 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. From the back cover, "It is 1943, and in occupied Holland the Nazis have declared that all students must sign a Declaration of Loyalty, or face the penalty of forced labor in Germany. Medical student Daniël de Moulin refuses. A member of the Dutch resistance and in danger of being arrested and sentenced to death, he decides to escape to England and join the Allies to fight the Axis occupation of his motherland. Escaping Occupied Europe tells the remarkable story of De Moulin's journey in his own words. His engaging and authentic style make this a unique document about the journey undertaken by Dutch men and women - 'Engelandvaarders' - during the war. 'When, moments later we turned to look, we saw that the Gestapo was driving slowly behind us. There was no doubt that we were being followed. This realization, although sensational, was anything but pleasant . We were convinced that we had been caught and expected to be arrested at any moment. It was odd, really, that we were so calm and talked nonsense about how we might harass the Nazis during our interrogation.". Codice articolo 2515
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