TORPEDOED: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship"

As German bombs rained over England during WWII, British parents by the thousands sent their children out of the country to avoid harm's way. In September 1940, passenger liner SS City of Benares set sail for Canada with 100 children on board. A German submarine torpedoed what became known as the Children's Ship. Out of tragedy, ordinary people became heroes. Well illus.