Torpedoed
The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship"
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2020 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist
2019 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
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 out in a convoy of 19 ships sailing for Canada. On board were 90 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.
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In 1956, a stunned world watched as the famous Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria sank after being struck by a Swedish vessel off the coast of Nantucket. Unlike the Titanic, this sinking played out in real time across radios and televisions, the first disaster of the modern age. Audiences witnessed it all: the unthinkable collision of two modern vessels equipped with radar; perilous hours of uncertainty; the heroic rescue of passengers, and the final gasp as the pride of the Italian fleet slipped beneath the Atlantic, taking some 50 lives with her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great!
- De Andrea C. Shebuski en 01-10-21
De: Greg King, y otros
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Miracles on the Water
- The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack
- De: Tom Nagorski
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
- Duración: 12 h y 33 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 18
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An unforgettable story of children in wartime, of heroism at sea, and - above all - of courage and the power of the human spirit. On September 17, 1940, at a little after 10 at night, a German submarine torpedoed the passenger liner S.S. City of Benares in the North Atlantic. There were 406 people on board, but the ship's prized passengers were 90 children whose parents had elected to send their boys and girls away from Great Britain to escape the ravages of World War II. They were considered lucky, headed for quiet, peaceful, and relatively bountiful Canada.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Riveting history
- De appreciative reader en 05-21-17
De: Tom Nagorski
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Lifeboat 12
- De: Susan Hood
- Narrado por: Bruce Mann
- Duración: 3 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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With Nazis bombing London every night, it's time for 13-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects his stepmother is glad to see him go, but his dad says he's one of the lucky ones - one of 90 boys and girls to ship out aboard the SS City of Benares to safety in Canada. Life aboard the luxury ship is grand-nine-course meals, new friends, and a life far from the bombs, rations, and his stepmum's glare. And after five days at sea, the ship's officers announce that they're out of danger. They're wrong.
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4 out of 5 stars
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What good out most is the drive to keep moving. Even though his friends didn’t make it, he wanted to make everyone proud .
- De Amy en 09-28-24
De: Susan Hood
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So Close to Home
- A True Story of an American Family’s Fight for Survival During World War II
- De: Michael J. Tougias, Alison O’Leary
- Narrado por: Elijah Alexander
- Duración: 7 h y 40 m
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On May 19, 1942, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey 50 miles away from New Orleans. Captained by 29-year-old Iron Cross recipient Erich Würdemann, the submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia with 59 souls onboard. Most of the crew were merchant seamen, but there were also a handful of civilians, including the Downs family, consisting of the parents, Ray Sr. and Ina; along with their two children, eight-year-old Ray Jr., nicknamed "Sonny", and 11-year-old Lucille.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Couldn't Stop Listening
- De Reader7347 en 03-08-18
De: Michael J. Tougias, y otros
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The Immortals
- The World War II Story of Five Fearless Heroes, the Sinking of the Dorchester, and an Awe-Inspiring Rescue
- De: Steven T. Collis
- Narrado por: Traber Burns
- Duración: 9 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Just past midnight, on February 3, just hours from their destination, the Dorchester was torpedoed and sank, throwing its passengers into the frigid waters and creating the worst single loss of an American personnel convoy during WWII. Many of the survivors credit the four chaplains with saving their lives. Those chaplains would become known as the “Immortal Chaplains” for their heroism in making the ultimate sacrifice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Best of Stories
- De J.Brock en 05-27-21
De: Steven T. Collis
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The Mathews Men
- Seven Brothers and the War Against Hitler's U-boats
- De: William Geroux
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 12 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 280
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 255
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From the author of The Ghost Ships of Archangel, one of the last unheralded heroic stories of World War II: The U-boat assault off the American coast against the men of the US Merchant Marine who were supplying the European war, and one community’s monumental contribution to that effort. Mathews County, Virginia, is a remote outpost on the Chesapeake Bay with little to offer except unspoiled scenery - but it sent an unusually large concentration of sea captains to fight in World War II.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Engaging Read Not About Brothers, but Men
- De Gillian en 04-22-16
De: William Geroux
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Simple Courage
- The True Story of Peril on the Sea
- De: Frank Delaney
- Narrado por: Frank Delaney
- Duración: 9 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 329
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Drawing on historical documents and contemporary accounts and on exclusive interviews with Carlsen's family, Delaney opens a window into the world of the merchant marine. With deep affection, and respect, for the weather and all that goes with it, he places us in the heart of the storm, a "biblical tempest" of unimaginable power. He illuminates the bravery and ingenuity of Carlsen and the extraordinary courage that the 37-year-old captain inspired in his stalwart crew.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well written and read
- De AMS en 03-03-08
De: Frank Delaney
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Dead Wake
- The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
- De: Erik Larson
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 13 h y 4 m
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12,507
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12,484
On May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were surprisingly at ease, even though Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, German U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Naivety VS Barbarians Of War
- De Sara en 03-05-16
De: Erik Larson
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Black Wave
- A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them
- De: John Silverwood, Jean Silverwood
- Narrado por: Carrington MacDuffie, Joe Barrett
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 71
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
When John and Jean Silverwood, both experienced sailors, decided to give their four children a taste of life on the high seas, they hoped the trip would offer important learning experiences - not only about the natural world but about the beauty of human life stripped down to its essence, far from civilization. But the adventure that awaited them would surpass anything they could have imagined.
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1 out of 5 stars
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What Wave
- De James en 09-03-08
De: John Silverwood, y otros
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Fatal North
- Murder and Survival on the First North Pole Expedition
- De: Bruce Henderson
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 9 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 126
It began as President Ulysses S. Grant's bid for international glory after the Civil War - America's first attempt to reach the North Pole. It ended with Captain Charles Hall's death under suspicious circumstances, dissension among sailors, scientists, and explorers, and the ship's evacuation and eventual sinking. Then came a brutal struggle for survival by 33 men, women, and children stranded on the polar ice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An average reader says 10
- De Barbara en 11-10-16
De: Bruce Henderson
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Adrift
- A True Story of Tragedy on the Icy Atlantic and the One Who Lived to Tell About It
- De: Brian Murphy, Toula Vlahou
- Narrado por: Dan Warren
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
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The small ship making the Liverpool-to-New York trip in the early months of 1856 carried mail, crates of dry goods, and more than 100 passengers, mostly Irish emigrants. Suddenly, an iceberg tore the ship asunder, and five lifeboats were lowered. As four lifeboats drifted into the fog and icy water, never to be heard from again, the last boat wrenched away from the sinking ship with a few blankets, some water and biscuits, and 13 souls. Only one would survive. This is his story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Engrossing
- De Trish en 04-20-22
De: Brian Murphy, y otros
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A Game of Birds and Wolves
- The Ingenious Young Women Whose Secret Board Game Helped Win World War II
- De: Simon Parkin
- Narrado por: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Duración: 10 h y 5 m
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Combining vibrant novelistic storytelling with extensive research, interviews, and previously unpublished accounts, Simon Parkin describes for the first time the role that women played in developing the Allied strategy that, in the words of one admiral, "contributed in no small measure to the final defeat of Germany." Rich with unforgettable cinematic detail and larger-than-life characters, A Game of Birds and Wolves is a heart-wrenching tale of ingenuity, dedication, perseverance, and love, bringing to life the imagination and sacrifice required to defeat the Nazis at sea.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A lost story thrillingly revealed
- De Maudiemanding en 02-18-20
De: Simon Parkin
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Ninety Percent of Everything
- Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate
- De: Rose George
- Narrado por: Pearl Hewitt
- Duración: 9 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 194
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Rose George, acclaimed chronicler of what we would rather ignore, sails from Rotterdam to Suez to Singapore on ships the length of football fields and the height of Niagara Falls; she patrols the Indian Ocean with an anti-piracy task force; she joins seafaring chaplains and investigates the harm that ships inflict on endangered whales. Sharply informative and entertaining, Ninety Percent of Everything reveals the workings and perils of an unseen world that holds the key to our economy, our environment, and our very civilization.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I was quite mislead by the title.....
- De Steve en 10-20-17
De: Rose George
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The Great Halifax Explosion
- A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
- De: John U. Bacon
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 10 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 362
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From best-selling author John U. Bacon, a gripping narrative history of the largest manmade detonation prior to Hiroshima. On Monday, December 3, 1917, the French freighter SS Mont-Blanc set sail from Brooklyn carrying the largest cache of explosives ever loaded onto a ship, including 2,300 tons of picric acid, an unstable, poisonous chemical more powerful than TNT.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too much hostility towards Americans
- De bigdaddyKT en 12-14-19
De: John U. Bacon
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Ten Hours Until Dawn
- The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do
- De: Michael J. Tougias
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 10 h y 52 m
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During the height of the blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast Guard dispatched a patrol boat, but was soon in as much trouble as the tanker. Then pilot boat captain Frank Quirk, hearing of the Coast Guard's troubles on his radio, decided to act.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A riveting story
- De Christopher en 11-30-07
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All the Gallant Men
- An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor
- De: Donald Stratton, Ken Gire
- Narrado por: Mike Ortego
- Duración: 5 h y 55 m
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An unforgettable and moving story of tragedy, heroism, resilience, and redemption that is sure to become an enduring document of American history, All the Brave Men is a sailor's moment-by-moment eyewitness account of the Japanese surprise attack that decimated the US Pacific Fleet in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, and his inspiring return to active duty to carry on the Allied fight in the Pacific.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely wonderful book!
- De Cris Conerty en 01-15-17
De: Donald Stratton, y otros
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Wreck of the Carl D.
- A True Story of Loss, Survival, and Rescue at Sea
- De: Michael Schumacher
- Narrado por: Gary D. MacFadden
- Duración: 7 h y 9 m
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On November 18, 1958, a 623-foot limestone carrier - caught in one of the most violent storms in Lake Michigan history - broke in two and sank in less than five minutes. Four of the 35-person crew escaped to a small raft, to which they clung in total darkness, braving 30-foot waves and frigid temperatures. As the storm raged on, a search-and-rescue mission hunted for survivors, while the frantic citizens of nearby Rogers City, Michigan, anxiously awaited word of their loved ones' fates.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A harrowing story of survival and loss
- De Ron T en 03-25-16
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Until the Sea Shall Free Them
- De: Robert Frump
- Narrado por: Luke Smith
- Duración: 12 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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The men on the SS Marine Electric sailed into a storm in February 1983 not knowing that they would make history - at a great cost in lives. Just three men survived the wreck of the Marine Electric off the shores of Virginia and they found that their struggle had just begun once they got back to shore. Blamed for the wreck, they fought back and broke a code of silence that had covered up sloppy ship inspections for decades and revealed the flaws in old World War II rust buckets that were still at sea long past their functional lifetime.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, but not a great listen
- De Eric en 02-22-13
De: Robert Frump
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- Krista
- 06-24-24
Heartbreaking
This book was very engaging from start to finish. It was well worth a credit.
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- ANDREA WEAVER
- 05-05-21
great story, perfect length,
it kept me entertained and went into depth. loved it. 5/5 stars. speaker was great.
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