Author Hans Moederzoon van Kuilenburg was a 10-year-old girl living in Amsterdam when German soldiers invaded Holland in the spring of 1940.
The five ensuing years were among the darkest chapters in Dutch history, culminating in the "hunger winter" of 1944, During which 30,000 Dutch citizens died of.
Within five days, Holland had fallen and the German occupation was underway.
The Dutch had intended to stay neutral at the outbreak of the war, as their military was no match for the Nazi hordes.
Author Hans Moederzoon van Kuilenburg was a 10-year-old girl living in Amsterdam when German soldiers invaded Holland in the spring of 1940