The Kingdom of the Netherlands During World War II

Author Loe de Jong, with all volumes of the series at the Nieuwspoort press centre

The Kingdom of the Netherlands During World War II (Dutch: Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog) is the standard reference on the history of the Netherlands during World War II.[1][2] The series was written by Loe de Jong (1914–2005), director of the Dutch Institute for War Documentation (Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie, or NIOD), and was published between 1969 and 1991. The series contains 14 volumes, published in 29 parts. De Jong was commissioned to write the work in 1955 by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. The first volume appeared in 1969, and de Jong wrote his last (volume 13) in 1988. The final volume, containing critique and responses, appeared in 1991.

  1. ^ Moldenhauer, Gebhard (2000). Nederland en Duitsland: elkaar kennen en begrijpen. Van Gorcum. p. 54. ISBN 978-90-232-3630-6.
  2. ^ Horst, Liesbeth van der (2004). Wereldoorlog in de West: Suriname, de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba 1940-1945. Verloren. p. 25. ISBN 978-90-6550-794-5.

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