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The diary keepers : World War II in the Netherlands, as written by the people who lived through it Cover Image Book Book

The diary keepers : World War II in the Netherlands, as written by the people who lived through it / Nina Siegal.

Siegal, Nina, 1969- (author.).

Summary:

"Based on select writings from a collection of more than two thousand Dutch diaries written during World War II in order to record this unparalleled time, and maintained by devoted archivists. The Diary Keepers illuminates a part of history we haven't seen in quite this way before, from the stories of a Nazi sympathizing police officer to a Jewish journalist who documented daily activities at a transport camp"-- Provided by publisher

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063070653
  • ISBN: 0063070650
  • Physical Description: 527 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Searching for Emerich -- Introduction: "Vast quantities of this simple, everyday material" -- Part I: Occupation, May 1940-May 1941 -- Part II: Persecution and deportation, April 1942-February 1944 -- Part III: Toward liberation, May 1944-May 1945 -- Part IV: The war in memory, May 1945-May 2022.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Netherlands > Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, Dutch.
Netherlands > History > German occupation, 1940-1945.
Genre: Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Easton Area Public Library System.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Easton Main Library 940.548 S571d (Text) 31901004682607 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Easton Palmer Branch 940.548 S571d (Text) 31901004682664 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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