

Tjideng on Film
There are some rare examples of Tjideng on film. In researching we found films of the Tjideng camp , prewar Batavia and …

On the History of the Pacific War
A Brief Note on the History of the Pacific War by Boudewyn van Oort This surely must be one of the most …

Stutterheim Diary
Stutterheim Diary The Stutterheim diary is a remarkable, vivid account of the suffering of European teenage boys during the Japanese Occupation of …

Internment Camps on Java
Internment Camps for Europeans on Java during the Pacific War (1941-1945) What follows is a short description of some of the statistical …

Allies Arrive in Tandjong Priok
Towards the end of September 1945, one and a half months after the war had ended, the first Allied military personnel set …

Tjideng Birthday
Tjideng Birthday A Tjideng Birthday had ceased to have meaning , and the case of many like me, had been feared. Boys …

Tjideng Coffin Factory
Shortly after we arrived in Tjideng the supply of coffins dried up for reasons unknown. Henceforth a coffin making factory was established …

Yeast from Urine in Tjimahi Camp
In my book I say very little about the men’s camp, Tjimahi Camp, where my father was interned. These two pictures however …