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Luck Through Adversity : The Memoir of a Dutchman's Flight to Freedom Through the Dutch-Paris Escape Line of World War II

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Luck Through Adversity is the memoir of a remarkable evader of the Nazis during the Second World War. Pieter "Rudy" Zeeman's escape to freedom from Nazi-occupied Holland led him across four countries and thousands of miles by rail, car, foot, and sea. With the aid of the members of the Dutch-Paris Escape Line (founded and led by the intrepid John Weidner), as well as others, he reached safety after passing through a long and winding gauntlet of Nazi patrols and other dangers.
Luck Through Adversity is not only the story of Zeeman's flight to freedom during World War II. It is also the story of his subsequent experiences in the former Dutch East Indies as a member of the Free Dutch Forces, of his courtship and marriage to Marie Bernadette Mortimer, of his post-war life, and of his immigration to Australia as his adopted home.
This book is a vital act of memory that will help to keep alive the story of the Dutch resisters and evaders of World War II, and their inspiring resilience, for future generations. It is filled with keen observations from a life well-lived.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781734699913
  • ISBN-10: 1734699914
  • Publisher: Weidner Foundation Books
  • Publish Date: July 2020
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.77 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.12 pounds
  • Page Count: 346

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