The Fall of France was almost complete. Thousands of troops were being evacuated from the port of St. Nazaire. Those crammed aboard the RMS Lancastria were anxious to get home. But before the ship could get under way it was hit by a German dive bomber. Within minutes the Lancastria went down to the sea. The sinking cost the lives of more than both the Titanic and Lusitania combined. The greatest maritime tragedy in British history, and the largest loss of life from a single engagement for British forces in the Second World War, was placed under the Official Secrets Act, not to be published until the year 2040. This is the story of one crew members struggle to survive. From the 'Sons of Thunder' a collection of short stories spanning Liverpool to New York and three generations of a seafaring family.