Author:
Stutterheim, John K., 1928-
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Fordham University Press, 2010.
Descriptionxxi, 235 p., [22] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Note:A teenaged prisoner of Japan, no. 17326 -- Discovering Java -- Malang -- Merbaboe Park -- War -- Uncertain times in Malang -- Kesilir -- The final days of De Wijk -- The transport -- Lampersari -- The Benteng -- Camp Bangkong -- Horseplay -- The diary -- The disease of despair -- Bleak prospects -- Death and unexpected freedom -- Hidden dangers -- The British -- Escape from hell -- A family again -- Time to fly -- Surabaja restored -- To Holland on Oranje.
Note:In this moving memoir a young man comes of age in an age of violence, brutality, and war. Recounting his experiences during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, this account brings to life the shocking day-to-day conditions in a Japanese labour camp and provides an intimate look at the collapse of Dutch colonial rule.
