Torpedoed : the true story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship"
by Heiligman, Deborah (Author)
Summary
"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. Full description
- 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.