Convoy: Merchant Sailors at War, 1939-1945 Children's Prehistory Fiction and the years into decades

and the years into decades

My daughter Kathy put out her memoir last year

Kazakhs who had been taught under the Soviet system that their nomadic heritage was essential worthless are rediscovering their roots and an inherent richness that many of that generation had not known existed

recounting the story of the giraffes from their capture in Africa to their apparently senseless slaughter by the secret police

Convoy: Merchant Sailors at War, 1939-1945 Children's Prehistory Fiction and the years into decadesThe men of the American, British, and Canadian merchant marine are the forgotten heroes of the long and costly Battle of the Atlantic. From their first casualty in September 1939 to the last on VE Day in May 1945, nearly 50,000 men of the Allied merchant service lost their lives to Axis torpedoes, bombs, and guns. This stunning portrait, first published in 1998, pays tribute to their all important role. In both words and pictures, the book calls