Author: Westernlander, De. Veertiendaagsch orgaan van de athletiek en sportclub Vrij Nederland.
Title: Jrg. 1 (1941), nr. 1 (1 febr. 1941) - nr. 20 (25 dec.) + 1 extra number in English The Wetsernlander and the Ack-Ack. - [AND:] Jrg. 2 (1942), nr. 1 (21 jan.) - nr. 14 (25 dec. 1942) + 4 'extra numbers in English (incl. 1 doublet !).
Description: N.pl., 1941 - 1942. 39 parts. B./w. ills. All parts (as isuued) in the orig. stapled printed wrappers. - Some shelfwear.Rare series of Dutch stenciled fortnightly magazine of the ship HMT Westernlander of the former Dutch shipping company Holland Amerika-Lijn (Holland America Line). An almost complete series. According to our information there would still exist 1 extra English number from 1942 and the first issue from 1943 (15 jan.). - - The magazines contain news, anecdotes and humor written and issued by soldiers during the first half of World War II aboard the ship. The Westerland ship sailed with troops to Bombay and Suez.

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