Torpedoed - The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship" (Hardcover)

Amid the constant rain of German bombs and the escalating violence of World War II, British parents by the thousands chose to send their children out of the country: the wealthy, independently; the poor, through a government relocation program called CORB. In September 1940, passenger liner SS City of Benares set out in a convoy of nineteen ships sailing for Canada. On board were ninety CORB children, chaperones, and crew, along with paying passengers. When the war ships escorting the Benares to safe waters peeled off and the way forward seemed certain, a German submarine attacked and torpedoed the Benares. What followed is an amazing example of all that people are capable of - the worst, and the best.

General

Imprint:	Henry Holt & Company, Inc.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2019
Authors:	Deborah Heiligman
Dimensions:	236 x 162 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-62779-554-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction Books > Children's & Educational > Geography & environment > Geography > Human geography / peoples of the world > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	1-62779-554-5
Barcode:	9781627795548

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