Doris van der Stratten
Subtitle: the Australian mistress of the Japanese commander of Kuala Lumpur
By: Andrew Barber
Contributors: Karamoja Press
Publisher: Karamoja Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: [Kuala Lumpur], Malaysia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9789834337261
Subjects: Mistresses; Biography; Australians; World War, 1939-1945; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924
Description: "The true story of Doris van der Stratten, an Australian housewife who at the outset of the Second World War survived a massacre, a five-month trek through the jungles of Malaya, incarceration with POWs and then became the mistress of the Japanese Commander of the Kuala Lumpur Garrison, before finally and fatally encountering the Japanese military police - the dreaded Kempetei. This is the story of her extraordinary life and tragic death"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 146).

In English.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: ch. 1. Early years in Adelaide; title: ch. 2. The van der Stratten family; title: ch. 3. The Kampong Toh Massacre; title: ch. 4. Survival and imprisonment; title: ch. 5. A mistress of the Japanese; title: ch. 6. The wheels of justice; title: ch. 7. The trial of Lt Shuzi Murakami; title: ch. 8. A family decimated; title: ch. 9. Aftermath; title: Epilogue; title: Select bibliography; title: References.