The Hunger Winter: Occupied Holland, 1944-1945

by Henri A. van der Zee

Book Overview

Germany invaded the Netherlands in the spring of 1940. Life in occupied Holland was hideous enough, but for the Dutch the worst was yet to come. After the Western Allies lost the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944, the Dutch provinces north of the Rhine and Waal Rivers were in the hands of the Germans, and to the south fighting raged for months. In the winter of 1944-45, just as other parts of Europe were being liberated, the Dutch seemed forsaken...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803296185
• ISBN13: 9780803296183
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"