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Was God on vacation? : a WWII autobiography / by Jack ven der Geest ; rewritten and edited by Carol J. Ordemann.

Publication | Not Digitized | Library Call Number: D802.N4 V36 1995

Overview

Summary: Through the author's eyes we see the invasion of The Netherlands, home life under the Nazis, the Buchenwald death camp, the French Underground, D-Day with the American 101st Airborne Divisions, the liberation of France, Dutch Marine training in North Carolina and an unsettled peace in Asia after VJ day.
Format: Book
Author/Creator: Van der Geest, Jack.
Published: Arvada. Colo. : van der Geest Publishing and Distribution Co., 1995
Locale: Netherlands
Other Authors/Editors: Ordemann, Carol J.

Physical Details

Language: English
ISBN: 0964961504
Physical Description: xiv unnumbered pages, 161 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 22 cm

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps. Personal narratives. Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

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