Remains of war
Subtitle: surviving the other concentration camps of World War II
By: G. Pauline Kok-Schurgers
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9781450296687; 9781450296717
Subjects: Prisoners of war; Concentration camps; Japan Prisoners and prisons; Children; Dutch Personel narratives; World War, 1939-1945; Atrocities; Biography
Description: "When the Dutch Army surrenders to Japan in 1942, nine-year-old Sofia is imprisoned with her mother, younger brother, and two baby sisters in different concentration camps on Sumatra, Indonesia. Her father is sent to work on the Burma-Siam railroad, and the family doesn't know if he is dead or alive ...  [This book] tells of Sofia's tolls through those years, taking care of her younger siblings and trying to prevent her mother from sinking deeper into depression"--Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Langsa, home; title: Simon Fraay Hotel; title: Kamp Keudah; title: Lawe Sigalagala; title: Belawan Estate II; title: AEK Paminke I; title: Medan.