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Perils and Pearls - by Hulda Bachman-Neeb (Paperback)

Perils and Pearls - by  Hulda Bachman-Neeb (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In World War II much of Asia fell under Japanese control after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.</p><p><strong>All non-Asians were imprisoned in concentration camps until August of 1945, the end of the war in the Pacific.</strong></p><p>This is the story of a Dutch family, resident in the Dutch East Indies, that fell victim to the Japanese occupation and was interned in jungle camps throughout the war. It tells the journey from riches to rags, from fear and suffering, to the joy of freedom and recovery.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 </p><p>Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 </p><p>Photographs and Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 </p><p>Chapter 1: The Dutch East Indies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 </p><p>Chapter 2: Beginnings in Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 </p><p>Chapter 3: War Hits Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 </p><p>Chapter 4: The <em>Princess Mary </em>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 </p><p>Chapter 5: Captivity--From Riches to Rags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 </p><p>Chapter 6: Family Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 </p><p>Chapter 7: Deliverance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 </p><p>Chapter 8: Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 </p><p>Chapter 9: Return to Batavia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 </p><p>Afterword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 </p><p>Abbreviated Family Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 </p><p>Selected Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 </p><p>Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 </p><p>About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 </p><br>

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