Product Description

At the age of fifteen Hortense Daman embarked on a secret career. In her German-occupied hometown of Louvain, Belgium, she joined the resistance, first as a courier, then as a fighter. She ran terrifying risks, smuggling explosives in her bicycle pannier past German soldiers and helping Allied airmen to safety. It couldn't last; and it didn't. She was later betrayed, imprisoned, tortured and condemned to death. Separated from her family, she - and later her mother - was sent to the women's inferno - Ravensbruck concentration camp. Subjected to horrific medical experiments, she endured starvation, illness, freezing temperatures, and she watched helplessly as thousands died around her. Yet, against unimaginable odds, she survived. Child at War is the true, extraordinary and often shocking account of the years that saw Hortense change from an innocent schoolgirl to a freedom fighter and ultimately to a survivor of the most atrocious regime the world has ever seen.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #704367 in Books
• Published on: 1990-11-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Review
'Told with skill and compassion' - Sunday Telegraph 'Inspiring...a thrilling story of wartime adventure' - Sunday Independent

About the Author
Mark Bles served in the Royal Green Jackets and the 22 Special Air Service Regiment, and has served as a kidnap negotiator - the experience from which has led him to write his acclaimed first book - the Kidnap Business.

Customer Reviews

Unsung hero!
The powerful and grafic story of how Hortense and her family struggled to help people which lead to the German consentration camps. I loved how this book was written and i think that Mark Bles should give himself a pat on the back. One of those book that you will not want to put down. Hortense and her family became part of the fight to defeat the Germans. Buy it now......

Bravo !
Simply inspirational. What a life, what a girl! I feel truly humbled by what I have read and believe I have learned lessons of courage, hope and a will to live. Well done to Mark Bles for such a compelling account and thanks to God for the life of Hortenske!