Disguised: a wartime memoir

With the Japanese army poised to invade their Indonesian island in 1942, Rita la Fontaine's family knew that they and the other Dutch and Dutch-Indonesian residents would soon become prisoners of war. Fearing that twelve-year-old Rita would be forced to act as a "comfort woman" for th...

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1. Verfasser: Clercq Zubli, Rita la Fontaine de (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. Candlewick Press 2007
Ausgabe:2nd ed.
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Zusammenfassung:With the Japanese army poised to invade their Indonesian island in 1942, Rita la Fontaine's family knew that they and the other Dutch and Dutch-Indonesian residents would soon become prisoners of war. Fearing that twelve-year-old Rita would be forced to act as a "comfort woman" for the Japanese soldiers, the family launched a desperate plan to turn Rita into "Rick," cutting her hair short and dressing her in boy's clothes. Rita's aptitude for languages earned her a position as translator for the commandant of the prisoner camp, and for the next three years she played a dangerous game of disguise while advocating against poor conditions, injustice, and torture. Sixty-five years later, Rita describes a war experience like no other--a remarkable tale of integrity, fortitude, and honor.--From publisher description
Beschreibung:1. ed. 2001
Beschreibung:366 p. map 23 cm
ISBN:9780763633295
0763633291
9781428763661
142876366X

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