Author: Frantz, Douglas
Publisher: Harper Collins
Year: 2003
ISBN: 0732278244
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description:
New book, 352 pages. On the morning of 24 February 1942, on the Black Sea near Istanbul, an explosion ripped through a decrepit cattle barge filled with Jewish refuges. One man clung fiercly to a piece of deck, fighting to survive. Nearly 800 others - among them a 100 children - perished. It was the largest loss of civilian life at sea during WW2, yet this tragedy has been all but forgotten. This book recounts the story of the Struma, its passengers, and the events that led to its destruction.