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Books

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Soldier of Orange (Reissue)

Rendez-vous in San Francisco

1939

Het Smeulende Vuur

1941

Het Hol van de Ratelslang

1970

Soldaat van Oranje 40-45

1971

De Verre Tamboer

1974

Survival Run

1978

De Soldaat van Oranje Zwaait Af

1979

De Soldaat van Oranje Omnibus

1998

Op Jacht Naar Het Leven

2000

In Pursuit of Life

2003

Win A Few

2014

Soldaat van Oranje - Het Boek

2010-2017

Soldier of Orange (Reissue)

Soldier of Orange (Reissue)

When the Germans bombed Rotterdam to rubble in May,1940, Erik Hazelhoff was a carefree student. After being imprisoned by the Gestapo, he escaped from Nazi-occupied Holland, was recruited by the British Secret Service to land agents for the Dutch underground, joined the RAF, earning Dutch and British DFC’s for his many missions as a Pathfinder pilot. (His chapter on a Mosquito raid to Berlin is so detailed that one feels being along with him in the cockpit!) He returned at the end of the war, knighted with Holland’s highest military order by Wilhelmina, the Queen of the Netherlands. As her post-war ADC he brings one into her daily life with its challenges and surprises. ‘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 students and war-time comrades. Over one million copies of the book, a LA Critic’s award for best foreign film starring Rutger Hauer, and presently a 7-year long musical which has broken all records.  Here is the new English edition, with the original foreword from HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.  

Those wanting to know more of Erik Hazelhoff’s entire life (“a hundred lives’” according to Len Deighton) should look for ‘Win A Few’ , his autobiography from birth in Java, through international intrigues and American adventures, to his final resting place at 90, in Hawaii.

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Rendez-vous in San Francisco
1939

Rendez-vous in San Francisco

A.W. Sijthoff’s Uitgeversmaatschappij NV
Written while a student at the University of Leiden, his hitch-hiking journey across the USA became a top best seller. First published in articles, then as a hard cover with photos. This was Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema’s first published book.

Het Smeulende Vuur
1941

Het Smeulende Vuur

Leiden A.W. Sijthoff’s Uitgeversmaatschappipij NV
After the success of Rendez-Vous, Sijthoff requested Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema to go North and report on the situation during the Finnish-Russian Winter War.  He was much affected by the heroism of the people, and returned to his studies to complete his report, Carl Eklund wrote the introduction.

Het Hol van de Ratelslang
1970

Het Hol van de Ratelslang

De Geillustreerde Pers N.V. Amsterdam
The first edition of Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema’s wartime memoir.  Asked to give his story to a reporter, he wrote back, “never mind a reporter, send an advance, and I’ll write it myself.” It became a soft cover, and was sold door-to-door, quite successfully.

Soldaat van Oranje 40-45
1971

Soldaat van Oranje 40-45

AD.M.C.STOK • Forum Boekerij - Den Haag
Hardcover, edited version of ‘Het Hol’ now with foreword by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. After appearing on Willem Duys’ TV show, it initially sold over 40,000 copies. Soldier of Orange 1972:  Hodder & Staughton, London UK. This edition was rewritten in English published by Hodder & Staughton, London UK using the same hardcover, artwork and Foreword by Prince Bernhard.

De Verre Tamboer
1974

De Verre Tamboer

AD.M.C.STOK • Forum Boekerij-Den Haag
After moving to Hawaii, Erik decided at the urging of his family, to write his life story. His early thoughts, as told to his son, Erik junior, while living in Maui, covered the time from his early youth until 1974. The hardcover became the basis for his future autobiography.

Survival Run
1978

Survival Run

Hodder & Staughton Ltd.Coronet Books UK ( original edition 1972)
Pocketbook. Title was changed because of the ’Orange’ conflicts in Ireland. Many other editions in the UK appeared under the original Soldier of Orange title, including a large-print hard cover by Lithway.

De Soldaat van Oranje Zwaait Af
1979

De Soldaat van Oranje Zwaait Af

Elsevier Nederland BV
Erik wrote weekly columns for the Telegraaf newspaper under the title ‘De Verre Tambour’, many about life in Hawaii. These are the best of them, in a pocket book compiled by ZHU.

De Soldaat van Oranje Omnibus
1998

 De Soldaat van Oranje Omnibus

Het Spectrum BV Utrecht
This special hardcover edition including material from Soldaat van Oranje, 1940-1945 and De Verre Tambour, was first published in 1987.

Op Jacht Naar Het Leven
2000

Op Jacht Naar Het Leven

Het Spectrum BV Utrecht
Subtitle: The Autobiography of The Soldier of Orange. The story of Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema from his birth in the then Dutch East Indies until his 80th birthday.

In Pursuit of Life
2003

In Pursuit of Life

Sutton Publishing Ltd. Thrupp • Stroud Gloucestershire UK 
Hard cover. Translation to English and updated by the author, with foreword by Len Deighton. 

Win A Few
2014

Win A Few

Final manuscript rewritten for the American market, 2006 to 2007, the year of his death. In 2014, his wife Karin, edited the book, which sold as a soft cover and e-book. Currently available in soft cover on Amazon.com.  All proceeds are donated to the Oranje Fonds, a social initiatives foundation. Len Deighton updated his original Foreword.

Soldaat van Oranje - Het Boek
2010-2017

Soldaat van Oranje - Het Boek

Spectrum • Uitgeverij Unieboek Houten
Final update by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema of the original ‘Soldaat van Oranje’.  Foreword by Prince Bernhard. This cover is the musical’s signature graphic, famous throughout The Netherlands.

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