Miracles on the Water
2006-07-03T06:04:08-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvM2M4XC8xOTE4MzgtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Tom Nagorski talked about his book Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack, published by Hyperion. The S.S. City of Benares, with 406 crew and passengers aboard, was 630 miles out in the North Atlantic on September 17, 1940, when a German U-boat torpedoed it. Mr. Nagorski, whose great-uncle was among the survivors, based his narrative largely on eyewitness accounts of the survivors, most of whom were children who were venturing to other countries for a better life during wartime. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
Tom Nagorski talked about his book Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack, published by Hyperion. The … read more
Tom Nagorski talked about his book Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack, published by Hyperion. The S.S. City of Benares, with 406 crew and passengers aboard, was 630 miles out in the North Atlantic on September 17, 1940, when a German U-boat torpedoed it. Mr. Nagorski, whose great-uncle was among the survivors, based his narrative largely on eyewitness accounts of the survivors, most of whom were children who were venturing to other countries for a better life during wartime. He responded to questions from members of the audience. close
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