{"product_id":"hulst-to-hemer-british-army-june-1940-pow-water-route-holland-hunt-1941-map-p-7-028443","title":"Hulst to Hemer—British Army June 1940 POW water route—Holland—Hunt 1941 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e[Hulst to Hemer via the Netherlands]—Sheet Six\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of a remarkable series of illustrated diary maps by 2nd Lieutenant Leslie C. Hunt of the East Surrey Regiment depicting the June 1940 march of British troops captured after the fall of Dunkirk from France through Belgium and Holland to German POW camp Oflag VII Cs.  Drawn by Hunt in captivity, approved by German camp authorities and by British censors and published in Britain in 1941. A waterborne stage from Hulst and Walsoorden through the Netherlands by Bergen op Zoom, Dordrecht, Tiel and Nijmegen to Wesel and Hemer, 29 June–1 July 1940. Notes tell of destroyed bridges, cramped vessels, hunger and cold during the two-and-a-half-day journey, followed by disembarkation in Germany and entrainment for Hemer. Dutch boats, windmills and river scenery make this one of the most decorative sheets.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53843355828571,"sku":"P-7-028443","price":115.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-7-028443a.jpg?v=1787236463","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/products\/hulst-to-hemer-british-army-june-1940-pow-water-route-holland-hunt-1941-map-p-7-028443","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}