“This book may not only raise the general awareness of what happened during WW II, so close to Australian shores namely in the former Netherlands East Indies ( now Indonesia) , but also what the Australian people have been spared by the courageous defense of their country in the years 1942-1945.
An estimated 16,600 Dutch citizens had perished ,thousands were disabled for life while hundreds of children had been orphaned.”
Maarten’s biography:
“Tertiary qualified in agricultural science, then employed by a Dutch multinational company in basic laboratory research of herbicides, followed by field research and regulatory affairs in Australia .”
Burnside Writers Group 