Sunset Over Java By Jacobus E. de Vries

SUNSET OVER JAVA is the story of a boy whose life was radically changed in the prison camps on Java during World War II Not all of his family survived After the Japanese surrender in 1945 he expected to be re united with his family and to return home Instead he found that a violent Indonesia Revolution was taking hold The murders of numerous camp survivors forced the evacuation of all Dutch civilians As a result he and his family experienced the sunset of their way of life on Java His interrupted education and the patchwork of schooling in Holland and Washington DC resulted in poor grades and caused him to reject all thoughts of going to college A stint in the US Army began his personal turnaround With the help of family and new friends good fortune and determination to make up for lost years he was surprised to find himself at Harvard at age 23 Sunset Over JavaI have read several books about the women and children who were in Japanese concentration camps in Java and Sumatra during WWIIwhat amazes me every time I read a new book about them is still the Japanese refuse to apologize for their cruelties and they were or equal to the Nazi s I have come to the conclusion thatgiven the chancethey would do it again It s unfortunate they were not as shamed before the world as the Germans were Recommend the book Jacobus E de Vries