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Het beleg van Haarlem

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We schrijven het jaar 1573. Al maandenlang duurt het Beleg van Haarlem. In de eens zo veilige stad heerst bij de inwoners angst en vrees. De rantsoenen slinken snel. Buiten de stadswallen staan de wrede Spaanse soldaten, die op bevel van de gehate Alva, dood en verderf zaaien.

124 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

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July 4, 2021
A Dutch book I've been reading to keep up my Dutch. I'm used to Pietje Puk and Dik Trom so this is quite the step up for me. It's more of a teen read and I'm used to reading children stories. I enjoyed the story though. The plot is interesting mainly as historical fiction, in terms of a novel it is not as exciting. The dialogue can be quite dry. At times the plot skips through longer periods of time quite quickly in order to get to the more eventful parts, which is much appreciated. I appreciate that it didn't try putting a happy ending to an historical event that was quite gruesome and horrific. At the same time, however, it is a wonderful story of how the people of Haarlem were able to withstand the Spanish siege for so long, especially through a Dutch winter and dwindling food supplies.
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July 3, 2022
Prachtige omslag en leuk verhaal.
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November 25, 2009
Ik had een spannend boek verwacht, maar het was eerder een saaie geschiedenisles, zelfs sommige dialogen waren letterlijk een geschiedenisles.
Slechts magertjes zat er een verhaallijn met personages doorheen geweven.
Teleurstellend.
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