Behind the Fireplace: Memoirs of a girl working in the Dutch Wartime Resistance

by Andrew Scott

Book Overview

As World War 2 progressed, the Okma family took six Jewish refugees into their house, hiding them in a secret room behind their fireplace. The youngest daughter, Kieks, joined the Resistance, delivering illegal newspapers, guiding British parachutists around The Hague and preparing safe houses for members of the Special Forces who were dropped in from England. As the War continued, she fell in love with a Resistance commander, and worked with him...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1523356995
• ISBN13: 9781523356997
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"