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The Lusitania Saga & Myth

Name: The Lusitania Saga & Myth
Author: David Ramsay

100 Years On

David Ramsay,

256 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

The Lusitania Saga & Myth

100 Years On

David Ramsay,

About this book

An account of one of the greatest maritime disasters in history—the Lusitania's proud service, its sinking by a German U-Boat, and the tragic aftermath.

When the RMS Lusitania entered service in 1907, she was the pride of the Cunard fleet. The first transatlantic express liner powered by marine turbines, she had a top speed of twenty-five knots and could make the Liverpool-New York crossing in five days, restoring British supremacy along the key North Atlantic route.

All this ended during World War I, on 7 May 1915, when she was torpedoed by a German submarine and sank eighteen minutes later, taking with her the lives of the 1,198 passengers and crew.

In this well-researched book, the author concentrates not just on the disaster but its consequences, including the political recriminations and the governmental inquiry. The loss of American citizens was a major reason why the United States entered the War.

Fully-illustrated with rare historical photographs, this is a fascinating study of a major shipping catastrophe with profound repercussions that would have an effect not just on maritime law, but on the future of the world.

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