Two men, two lives

Two men, two lives, waar gaat het boek over?A double portrait and some family historyIn every person is a story and a history. This is also the case with the two men who are the main characters in this book. They are the author’s father, born and bred in the Netherlands, and his father-in-law, from British origin. Both men passed away many years ago. They never met each other. The connection between them is, that both were in Germany at the end of the Second World War. His father was in forced labour, his father-in-law a Captain in the British Army. This story recounts their life history in the context of social, political and economic events. Over de auteur Reinhard de Jong How are characters of people shaped, what is the impact of social, political and economic events on how they develop. Which critical life decisions do they make and how do these decisions affect their lives? Reinhard de Jong (1950) took the time to explore the life histories of his father and his father-in-law. He looked into old archives, heard many anecdotes, obtained old documents, and collected photographs. All the information gathered culminated in a story about their lives, their ancestry, their careers, their leisure activities and their family lives. Meer informatie ISBN 9789402241891 Editie 1 Hoofdauteur Reinhard de Jong Taal Engels Bindwijze Paperback / softback Releasedatum 12 januari 2018 Aantal pagina's 234 Uitgever BoekScout BV NUR 402 - Waargebeurde verhalen Bijgewerkt op 16-09-2026, 03:32:56