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The Walls Came Tumbling Down : A Journey of Bravery, Heroism, and Unbowed Humanity by Henriette Roosenburg; Sonja Van 't Hof is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In this gripping memoir, originally published in 1957, the Dutch author, codename 'Zip', recounts her extraordinary journey. A young fighter for the resistance during World War II, Zip is captured and held prisoner as part of the 'Night and Fog' unit, political prisoners who wait out the war in a crowded, secret cell. During their long days and nights, each creates a secret embroidery telling the story of their war, including when they are moved from place to place, writing each other's names in morse code out of contraband black thread. Upon liberation, Zip must find her way back to Holland with her three companions, scant belongings, and any food they can 'liberate' or are given by the goodwill of soldiers or villagers along the way. In cinematic, sweeping prose, Zip reveals all the details of the time, including the camaraderie of fellow political prisoners upon release: the Dutch prisoners of war who have kept their uniforms intact; the French p.o.w.s in threadbare yet debonair getups; the French women resistance fighters who break out in song ('La Marseillaise') to reunite a hungry mob; not to mention the Russian liberators, and the American soldiers. The world they enter has

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Author

Henriette Roosenburg; Sonja Van 't Hof

Publisher

Scribe Publications Pty Ltd

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781913348250

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography