Soldier of orange book review

The exciting true story of a rakish young aristocrat who is suddenly transformed by the events of World War II into a daring resistance hero.

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Erik Hazelhoff, a student, escaped Nazi-occupied Holland, joined the RAF, and was knighted. The book focuses on choices in war, heroism, and deceit.

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'Soldier of Orange' is a riveting story. Its focus is on choices in time of war. Acts of heroism, friendship, and deceit form the fate of his early fellow ...

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Depicting resistance heroism, but also criminal operations extorting money from Jews in hiding, and individuals who cynically exploited ...

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The story has been pared down to its necessary, although still quite long, running time and is shot in the rather straightforward style of the films of the ...

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The film highlights themes of leadership, courage, and sacrifice, with tense and realistic depictions of naval combat during the war. "Greyhound ...

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Soldier of Orange is based on a Dutch resistance fighter's memoirs, following Erik and Guus in WWII, and is a visceral, uncompromising epic.

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Verhoeven's comfortingly old-fashioned storytelling and Mr. Hauer's unexpectedly brittle performance keep it moving at a fast clip. Though the ...

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With its diverse cultures, relatively incremental invasion, and range of responses to Nazi influence, the setting feels ripe for difficult choices and tension.

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Devastated by the surrender of his country just five days after the Nazi invasion, twenty-three-year-old Erik Hazelhoff, decides to resist.

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