Historical narrative
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Ten chapters adapted from the revised English narrative, with historical illustrations alongside the relevant events.
CHAPTER 1Gerrit and his familyCHAPTER 2Resistance before February 1945CHAPTER 3The Spitfire and David BlairCHAPTER 4Henk’s arrest and Gerrit’s detentionCHAPTER 5Woeste Hoeve, 8 March 1945CHAPTER 6Jannetje, the funeral and the graveCHAPTER 7The pilot’s escape and postwar connectionsCHAPTER 8New documentary and archival researchCHAPTER 9Chronology, evidence and unresolved questionsCHAPTER 10Sources and guide to preserved records