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Miracles on the Water : The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack by Tom Nagorski (2006, Hardcover)

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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 ten 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. The Benares sank in half an hour, in a gale that sent several of her lifeboats pitching into the frigid sea. They were more than five hundred miles from land, three hundred miles from the nearest rescue vessel. Miracles on the Water tells the astonishing story of the survivors--not one of whom had any reasonable hope of rescue as the ship went down. The initial "miracle" involves one British destroyer's race to the scene, against time and against the elements; the second is the story of Lifeboat 12, missed by the destroyer and left out on the water, 46 people jammed in a craft built and stocked for 30. Those people lasted eight days on little food and tiny rations of drinking water. The survivors have grappled ever since with questions about the ordeal: Should the Benares have been better protected? How and why did they persevere? What role did faith and providence play in the outcome? Based on first-hand accounts from the child survivors and other passengers, including the author's great-uncle, Miracles on the Water brings us the story of the attack on the Benares and the extraordinary events that followed. Tom Nagorski is currently the Executive Vice President of the Asia Society following a three-decade career in journalism - having served most recently as Managing Editor for International Coverage at ABC News. Nagorski has won eight Emmy awards and the Dupont Award for excellence in international coverage, as well as a fellowship from the Henry Luce Foundation. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.

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Publisher
Hyperion Press
ISBN-10
1401301509
ISBN-13
9781401301507
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46918098

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Book Title
Miracles on the Water : the Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack
Author
Tom Nagorski
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Naval, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Europe / Great Britain / General, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Transportation, History
Number of Pages
372 Pages

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Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
22.3 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
D782.C6n35 2006
Grade from
Eighth Grade
Grade to
College Graduate Student
Copyright Date
2006
Lccn
2005-052540
Dewey Decimal
940.54/293
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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5 out of 5 stars
by ptallyJan 10, 2023
Excellent book about a terrible WWII tragedy at sea
This is a great book about a truly HARROWING (one of the thousands) incident from WWII that time has otherwise forgotten. I have passed it around to my friends and family members.
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by 1823patriciaMar 07, 2007
Miracles on the Water
This book is wonderful. Very well written and easy to understand. I heard about it from advertisement and decided to buy it. It happens to be way more interesting than I expected. I would advise anyone interested in this kind of history to buy it. There is a lot of information in this book. It makes a person wonder how many of we Americans even knew about what happened to some of these people. Again, I would encourage anyone who loves to read to buy this book. Pat Harris
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by f1yeOct 09, 2006
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I BOUGHT THIS BOOK AFTER READING A REVIEW IN ADVENTURE MAGAZINE. I FOUND IT A LITTLE BIT HARD TO GET INTO AT FIRST, QUITE DETAILED BUT THEN IT WAS VERY ABSORBING. I ENJOYED IT AND IT IS WELL WRITTEN. I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE.
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by ameliaoliviaJun 01, 2007
"Miracles on the Water"
An excellent book about a little-known WWII event. Well written. What those people went through! And that's all I have to say.
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