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Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship" by Deborah Heiligman is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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**From award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes __Torpedoed__, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS __City of Benares__, which was evacuating children from England during WWII.** 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 sail for Canada with one hundred children on board. When the war ships escorting the __Benares__ departed, a German submarine torpedoed what became known as the Children's Ship. Out of tragedy, ordinary people became heroes. This is their story. This title has Common Core connections.

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Author

Deborah Heiligman

Publisher

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781627795548

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.6 / 5 (158 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14