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My Father's War
by Ben de Boon


How an ordinary family survived extraordinary circumstances, while also helping others through a perilous period of modern Dutch history. With arrest and starvation, frequent hazards under the Nazi regime, lives could unexpectedly be changed or lost. Wars are not only fought on the battlefield. Everyone trapped within its boundaries, could become involved or a casualty. There are no bystanders in war, it affects everyone.


ONE BOY'S STORY OF HIS FAMILY'S ROLE IN DUTCH RESISTANCE DURING WORLD WAR II. May 10, 1940, Germany invades and 9 year old Ben and his family are trapped in Nazi occupied Holland. When his parents join the Resistance, the war comes home with them.


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Author
Ben de Boon
Editor
Frank de Boon
Editor
Carl Hahn


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