Should just add that not completely clear from book's publicity and also my own review that Grietje or to use her family nickname 'Kieks' ,...
Greetings, Read this quite recently and recommend this.....gave the book 5 stars on 'Amazon UK' . Available in paperback and the kindle version...
wm -once again thank you for help. I thought that The Scarlet Plaque by Józef Szczepański was excellent, I take it was about the Red Army...
That's a great poem Paul ....any more where that came from? Did your father get this poem or any other war poetry published? Particularly like...
Finally have had a look at the book you have linked to 'Hitler's War Poets:Literature and Politics in the Third Reich' by Jay. W. Barid....
Yes good to be reminded about Robert Service. From what I can work out 'Rhymes of a Red Cross Man' was popular in the latter part of World War 1...
Thanks for your help wm. Have just updated the blog with my thoughts on Peter Huchel and Johannes Bobrowski will follow soon. Will explore the...
Further to the above post, if anyone in the house can think of any other German poets besides Peter Huchel and Johannes Bobrowski who fought on...
Great to have your expertise on this thread wm and a thought provoking post indeed. Yes, I wasn't suggesting that all those who expressed their...
Excellent selection of photos. Thank you. Particularly interested to learn about Willy Brandt 's visit to Warsaw on 6th December 1970 and him...
Latest from World War 2 Poetry blog : Seem to get more hits from Russia than anywhere else at present. I have had a couple requests from people...
Delighted to find this thread. I am researching World War 2 poetry and started to read about The Battle of Barents Sea due to the poetry of Alan...
Just seen that on 9th June 2017 a new monument to 'Engelandvaarders ', the men and women who escaped Occupied Netherlands by sea to Britain to...
Indeed John, next time I am in The Netherlands , would be very tempted to take one of Joel Stoppels' tours. There are details in both English and...
Dutch TV history series 'Andere Tijden' had programme feature on Canadian soldiers from Cape Breton Highlanders involved in the freeing of...
Just started watching this film on You Tube. The Netherlands in the Second World War- Daily Life'. 'Really a series of films . Trying to work...
Indeed Ken. From looking at Erik Hazelhoff's biography 'Soldier of Orange' , when returning to The Netherlands, Queen Wilhemina was accompanied...
In the current musical 'Soldaat Van Oranje' Queen Wilhelmina sings a song about 'Thee'. ! Found some great You Tube footage about Wilhelmina's...
As this is the anniversary of D Day, have re-read one of my favourite World War 2 poems, 'Walking Wounded' by Vernon Scannell . Vernon Scannell...
Indeed, from my reading so far on the history of Occupied Netherlands, get the impression that Queen Wilhelmina was very anti- Nazi. I have read...
