Author: MEYER, H.,
Title: Fremde Sonne über Sumatra. Erlebnisse eines Schweizer Geologen. First edn.
Description: Zürich, 1949. Small 8°, boards, 197pp. Ills. on 4 plates o.o.t., sketch-map (track-map) on endpapers. HARSKAMP, 632. The experiences of a Swiss Geologist, an employee of the Bataafsche at the oil-sites of Pangkalan Brandan (N. Sumatra), his voyage to PLADJOE (S. Sumatra) shortly after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the arrival of the Japanese forces at Pladjoe, his internment with his fellow country-men (Swiss) at Lahat, his stay in Palembang-Prison; his sea-voyage with a small vessel to Singapore, etc..Interesting account. Good copy. (orig. spine skilfully replaced).

Keywords: recollections swiss bataafsche pacific war japanese camps sumatra palembang pladjoe colonialism indonesia southeast asia