{"product_id":"torpedoed-the-true-story-of-the-world-war-ii-sinking-of-the-childrens-ship-9781627795548","title":"Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of the Children's Ship","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Deborah Heiligman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History - Military \u0026amp; Wars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes \u003ci\u003eTorpedoed\u003c\/i\u003e, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS \u003ci\u003eCity of Benares\u003c\/i\u003e, which was evacuating children from England during WWII. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid 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 \u003ci\u003eCity of Benares\u003c\/i\u003e set sail for Canada with one hundred children on board. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the war ships escorting the \u003ci\u003eBenares \u003c\/i\u003edeparted, a German submarine torpedoed what became known as the Children's Ship. Out of tragedy, ordinary people became heroes. This is their story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis title has Common Core connections.","brand":"Henry Holt \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45355669880983,"sku":"9781627795548","price":1145.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781627795548.webp?v=1767671061","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/torpedoed-the-true-story-of-the-world-war-ii-sinking-of-the-childrens-ship-9781627795548","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}