The Netherlands Indies and the Great War, 1914-1918
The Netherlands Indies and the Great War, 1914-1918 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Netherlands Indies and the Great War, 1914-1918 write by Kees van Dijk. This book was released on 2007-01-01. The Netherlands Indies and the Great War, 1914-1918 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Kees van Dijk examines how in 1917 the atmosphere of optimism in the Netherlands Indies changed to one of unrest and dissatisfaction, and how after World War I the situation stabilized to resemble pre-war political and economic circumstances.
The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II
The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II write by Ryan K. Noppen. This book was released on 2020-08-20. The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the late 19th and early 20th century, a combination of coastal defence for the homeland and fleet defence for the East Indies became the established naval strategy for the Royal Dutch Navy and set the template for the world wars. Battleships were too expensive to build and maintain, so after World War I, there was significant investment in submarine development and construction. A handful of modern light cruisers and a new class of destroyers were also constructed during the interwar years to serve as a small Fleet-in-Being in the East Indies, as well as to support the actions of the navy's submarines. The light cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter and the Java-class light cruisers were the most powerful units of the new fleet whilst the backbone of the destroyer fleet was the Admiralen-class and the Tromp-class of destroyer leaders. Beginning in December 1941, the Dutch Navy played a very active role in the defence of the East Indies against the Japanese during World War II. The Battle of the Java Sea at the end of February 1942 crushed Dutch naval power in the East Indies, sinking the cruisers Java and De Ruyter and killing Admiral Karel Doorman. However, several Dutch surface warships and submarines continued the fight against the Axis powers alongside the Allies until the end of World War II, including a pair of British-built destroyers, Van Galen and Tjerk Hiddes. This beautifully illustrated book from a leading scholar on Dutch military history provides a comprehensive guide to the Royal Netherlands Navy of the World War II period, complete with detailed cutaways and battleplates of the fleet in action.
Dutch Girl
Dutch Girl - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dutch Girl write by Robert Matzen. This book was released on 2019-04-15. Dutch Girl available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Twenty-five years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars, known as much for her role as UNICEF ambassador as for films like Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered her intense experiences through five years of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. According to her son, Luca Dotti, "The war made my mother who she was." Audrey Hepburn's war included participation in the Dutch Resistance, working as a doctor's assistant during the "Bridge Too Far" battle of Arnhem, the brutal execution of her uncle, and the ordeal of the Hunger Winter of 1944. She also had to contend with the fact that her father was a Nazi agent and her mother was pro-Nazi for the first two years of the occupation. But the war years also brought triumphs as Audrey became Arnhem's most famous young ballerina. Audrey's own reminiscences, new interviews with people who knew her in the war, wartime diaries, and research in classified Dutch archives shed light on the riveting, untold story of Audrey Hepburn under fire in World War II. Also included is a section of color and black-and-white photos. Many of these images are from Audrey's personal collection and are published here for the first time.
The Netherlands and World War I
The Netherlands and World War I - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Netherlands and World War I write by Hubert P. Van Tuyll. This book was released on 2001. The Netherlands and World War I available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An examination of how the Netherlands combined espionage, deterrence, diplomacy, and economic policy to avoid World War I.
