They fought on the seven seas is a book written by K.W.L. Bezemer, describing the operations of the Dutch navy at the beginning of World War II until the fall of the island of Java. The first edition of the book was published in 1954 by W. de Haan NV in Zeist. The book contained, in addition to the author's foreword, a preface of Vice-Admiral A. de Booy. In addition, the first print has 423 pages followed by a list of subscribers. In later versions such as the seventh edition (1983), a preface of former Prime Minister Piet de Jong has also been added. Content
The book, which counts 21 chapters, starts with an orientation for the reader about the material and state of the Dutch navy. The last chapter describes the operations of the Dutch navy after the fall of Java, thus forming the link to the sequel to this book, Driven but not reports published for the first time in 1967. The book includes the suburb of the Dutch Navy to the United Kingdom in the 1940's, the merits of Jacob van Heemskerk and the Isaac Sweers, the operations of Dutch submarines in the Mediterranean, and the advance of the Japanese Armed Forces in Southeast Asia.
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