by Rob Currie
Britain and France declare war on Germany, while the Dutch proclaim neutrality.
May 10, 1940
The Nazi army attacks the Netherlands.
May 14, 1940
The Luftwaffe destroys central Rotterdam by bombing.
May 15, 1940
The Netherlands surrenders to Germany.
February 25–26, 1941
Protesting Jewish deportations, thousands of Dutch workers go on strike.
April 29, 1942
The Nazis force all Jews to wear a yellow star identification badge.
July 6, 1942
In Amsterdam, Anne Frank and her family conceal themselves in a secret apartment.
June 6, 1944
The Allies invade German-held France on what we call D-Day.
August 4, 1944
The Germans arrest Anne Frank and her family.
September 5, 1944
Many Dutch people believe rumors that their country is about to be liberated. Dutch patriots celebrate Dolle Dinsdag, or Mad Tuesday, and many collaborators move to Germany to escape repercussions.
September 14, 1944
The Allies push back the German occupation, freeing the first Dutch cities.
September 17–25, 1944
Operation Market Garden, a bold Allied surprise attack at the border of the Netherlands and Germany, attempts to hasten the end of the war but fails.
September 1944
Thousands of Dutch train workers go on strike to hinder German troop movements. Angered by the strike, the Nazis cut off food and fuel to the occupied Netherlands.
September 1944–May 5, 1945
Thousands of Dutch civilians starve or freeze to death during what they call the Hongerwinter.
May 5, 1945
The Netherlands is liberated from German occupation.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SPECIAL THANKS go to my literary agents, Bob Hostetler and Les Stobbe, and to my editor, Sarah Rubio, as well as my writing friends Randy Gauger, Pat Hargis, Dean Hufsey, Gabriele Pflaum, Shaina Read, Janet Riehecky, and Tim Shoemaker, and the Write-to-Publish Writers’ Conference for their advice and encouragement which made this book possible.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
RAISED IN THE SUBURBS of Detroit, Rob Currie majored in psychology at Cornerstone University before earning his master’s and doctorate degrees in psychology at Saint Louis University. He met and married his wife in Saint Louis.
An avid reader, Rob’s favorite books are about World War II. His veteran father cultivated this interest by frequently sharing stories of bravery and ingenuity which contributed to the Allied victory. Other interests include cooking, playing basketball, and writing whimsical poetry.
Rob has taught psychology at Judson University since 1987. In 2001 he published Hungry for More of God. He published Preschool Wisdom: What Preschoolers Desperately Want to Tell Parents and Grandparents in 2011.
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