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File Size: 4445 KB
Print Length: 256 pages
Publisher: Arcade; 1 edition (September 1, 2011)
Publication Date: September 1, 2011
Sold by: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B005M26IW0
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I was a very young girl when Pearl Harbor was bombed. WW2 is very vague in my mind. I saw movies and newsreel footage growing up but I did not realize the importance of world events. The European front was brought home as we had Polish family members as well as German grandparents. An Uncle sent me letters onh tissue paper and was in the Philippines. But as far as knowing world-wide happenings, I was too young to understand much of what I heard. Mr. Velmans memoir was clear and completely understandable. I cried as he told of events in the prisons. He gave a clear and understanding explanation of Spring Camp. I often wondered about comments I heard regarding Japan. My daughter's in-laws, Japanese-American family were interned in Camps but they never discussed it. I'm glad to have learned a first hand account of this time. We have heard many times the German Camps and struggle of the Jewish people, but these events have gone by undisclosed as far as I am concerned.
Loet Yelmans book Long Way Back To The River Kwai was written with personal crisis about his family and his experience of being at various POW camps. He brought out facts that may never have been known. It was difficult to see how prisoners were being treated during the second world war.I personally think he did an outstanding job of giving me, the reader a new incite about the war. Very well done
The author lived a comfortable and decent life as part of a sizable Jewish population in Amsterdam. When he was 17, the Nazi's invaded, and the Dutch army capitulated on May 14, 1940. His parents and the family of his cousin made an escape by boat and were picked up by a Royal Navy warship, and delivered to England. They later moved on to the Dutch East Indies,where they believed they would be safe from Nazi attacks. No one worried about the Japanese. Loet was drafted into the Royal Dutch East Indies Army; when the Japanese attacked, the East Indies Army was forced to capitulate. Loet was eventually captured and sent to labor, as part of a quarter-million-man slave labor force, on the infamous Thailand-Burma railroad.The Japanese had nothing but contempt for any warrior who surrendered and submitted to be a prisoner. Therefore, they considered their POWs as sub-human and treated them as such. This theme is constant throughout the half-dozen books I've read in the last few months about Japanese and Nazi treatment of POWs. The prisoners working on the railroad - made infamous by the book and movie about the bridge on the River Kwai - died in great numbers, from starvation, capricious beatings, bludgeoning, summary execution, disease, accidents, drowning, etc. That Loet Velmans survived the treatment he was subjected to is incredible; that he was able to start a new life after repatriation to Holland. He married the sister of an old friend, moved to New York, and began a successful career. That career carried him to many overseas assignments, including a trip to....Japan. He only hints at the uneasiness of his business dealings with the Japanese; I admire him for his courage in facing the people who could have been the brothers or comrades-in-arms of his tormenters.Like all the first-person POW testimonials I have read, it was difficult to read but necessary. Sadly, such inhuman treament did not end when that war ended, and we should read these accounts so that those memories will not fade. Unfortunately, such activities can and will be repeated. "But for the Grace of God"..... US Navy, retired
I have now read Loet Velman's memoir as well as that of his wife Edith. Remarkable people! Or probably ordinary people thrust into horrific circumstances. It is hard to read, most certainly difficult to pull up into memory and dwell on, but even harder to live through I am sure. I commend them both for writing, facing the past, and not letting us forget how evil can try to overcome.This book is well-written, concise, and does not dwell on the bad but merely describes it and moves on. You will remember and be moved, but read it and you won't be able to deny history and hopefully work to avoid a repeat.
I am amazed by the detailed recall of this man considering the abominations he suffered. I found his descriptions frightening and the described misery almost unbelievable. This book certainly has beautiful language and composition, though, as I'm not a scholar of political environment, I'm unable to comment as to the correctness of many of his assessments. Very horrifying and a great memoir of significance. Don't let history repeat itself.
This is a very gripping read by someone who experienced World War II in both theaters and gives a first-hand account of what his friends, family and those around him experienced. What I personally liked is that he detailed his life after the war to include his career, the places he lived and his opinions of the Japanese in the post-war period.He writes clearly and provides enough detail to help you understand what occurred which helps make it interesting.I very much recommend this to all who have an interest in the human condition.
Although many books have dealt with this topic, lately there does not seem to be any new perspective from the victims, and as usual nothing from the Japanese point of view. When I was in the Boy Scouts (mid 60's), my scoutmaster was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. He would tell us some stories that appalled us. His son, our age, told me one day that there were stories he would only tell his family, and many he could not bring himself to share with anyone. As Velman points out in this book, many of the veterans who survived died early in life. My scoutmaster was about 55 when he died, never completely cured of his malaria and beri-beri. Velman's book should be read by anyone who is not familiar with this part of history, but for those who are knowledgeable, he provides an interesting psychological perspective of how the prisoners' looked at the death of their friends, and how they survived. Another book that should be required reading is "Unbroken."
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