Torpedoed : the true story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship"
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TextPublisher: New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, [2019]Description: xi, 292 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781627795548
- 1627795545
- True story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship"
- City of Benares (Ship) -- Juvenile literature
- City of Benares (Ship)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German -- Juvenile literature
- Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German
- Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British
- 940.54/293 23
- D772.C46 H45 2019
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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JNF
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Chamberlin Free Public Library | Juvenile Nonfiction | J 940.54 HEI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34480000571590 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-276) and index.
The noise of war -- Sailing to safety -- A floating palace -- Desserts and drills -- Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye -- Secrets at sea -- U-boat 48 -- September 17, 1940, the North Atlantic Ocean -- It's only a torpedo -- Fate's hand -- The middle of the Atlantic -- The lounge -- A long green tunnel -- Ships cry -- The longest night -- Break of day -- Utmost dispatch -- The hurricane -- Phoenixes -- "In spite of all the precautions" -- Lifeboat 12 -- I spy nothing -- Perils at sea -- British heroes don't snivel -- Hope is a fine feather of smoke -- Darkest hours -- Illusions, delusions, more nightmares -- And on the eighth day -- A watery grave -- Epilogue.
"A true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII."--Provided by publisher.
Ages 10-14.
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