Title: Quiet Heroes
Product review: While it does sometimes seem to be a bit too strongly infused with the "stiff upper-lip", and trundles a little too steadily to its conclusion, it is a remarkably clear memoir of (then) Brigadier John Hackett's experience in hiding in occupied Holland while recuperating from severe injuries. Without ever becoming overly sentimental, he vividly describes the straightforward determination and astonishing bravery of the family who took him in, and the network of friends who helped them.It does assume a certain amount of previous knowledge about the 1944-1945 campaigns in Holland, but if you watched Band of Brothers, you probably know enough to get by (and you'll have a different account of the rescue of the British forces after 'Market Garden' that program portrayed).Read it, and be reminded that WWII was something that happened to people who were just like us, but held themselves bravely in the face of real danger and fear.
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