Lusitania

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1632860856
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (328 download)

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Book Synopsis Lusitania by : Diana Preston

Download or read book Lusitania written by Diana Preston and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 7, 1915, toward the end of her 101st eastbound crossing, from New York to Liverpool, England, R.M.S. Lusitania-pride of the Cunard Line and one of the greatest ocean liners afloat-became the target of a terrifying new weapon and a casualty of a terrible new kind of war. Sunk off the southern coast of Ireland by a torpedo fired from the German submarine U-20, she exploded and sank in eighteen minutes, taking with her some twelve hundred people, more than half of the passengers and crew. Cold-blooded, deliberate, and unprecedented in the annals of war, the sinking of the Lusitania shocked the world. It also jolted the United States out of its neutrality and hastened the nation's entry into World War I. In her riveting account of this enormous and controversial tragedy, Diana Preston recalls both a pivotal moment in history and a remarkable human drama. The story of the Lusitania is a window on the maritime world of the early twentieth century: the heyday of the luxury liner, the first days of the modern submarine, and the climax of the decades-long German-British rivalry for supremacy of the Atlantic. Above all, it is the story of the passengers and crew on that fateful voyage-a story of terror and cowardice, of self-sacrifice and heroism, of death and miraculous survival.

THE LUSITANIA TRAGEDY

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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1499018444
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (99 download)

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Book Synopsis THE LUSITANIA TRAGEDY by : Daniel Taylor Brown

Download or read book THE LUSITANIA TRAGEDY written by Daniel Taylor Brown and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The RMS Lusitania passenger liner was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank 11 miles off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915. 1,198 civilian lives were lost and 761 lived. Some survivors never told their stories but others in various ways spoke of their experiences. Daniel Taylor Brown was one of those who survived and openly spoke out. He boldly chronicles his story and the accounts of some who also lived, but continues to tell of others who helplessly died during the attack and aftermath. The reader cannot help but be transported to that time and place of great terror, loss and heroism. You will not only hear of a man’s will to live and escape a rapidly sinking ship against extreme odds, but with many souls still on board he watched the doomed Lusitania sink. It goes on with the stabbing pain and helplessness of witnessing those in the water die. The overwhelming trauma continued for all in the life boats while they persevered defenselessly as a sea of death surrounded them. With passion Daniel Brown relates this shocking story to us. In 1916 after his return to his residence at the National Soldiers Home in Southern California, Mr. Brown was invited to speak publically. His story is presented here with a style of writing that conveys not only his heart of grief for all who suffered and died, but of an accountability for those who were the perpetrators.

Lusitania

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Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780720614282
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Book Synopsis Lusitania by : Jennifer Draskau

Download or read book Lusitania written by Jennifer Draskau and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reassessment of one of the pivotal WWI incidents, based on new and controversial evidence Launched in 1907, the Lusitania was briefly the world's largest liner, symbol of the fierce rivalry between transatlantic shipping agents in Europe and a forerunner of the Titanic--proving to be a similarly ill-starred vessel as it became a target for German U-boats early in World War I. The Lusitania sinking in 1915 was as shocking as any WW1 incident: the massive loss of life confirmed all the pre-conceived ideas of German brutality, but what have not been revealed till now are the far-reaching international political and social repercussions of this act of aggression. In Britain, anti-German propaganda reached fever pitch and forced PM Asquith into a massive Alien Internment program after riots in Liverpool and the East End; America, which had been resolutely isolationist, experienced a huge swell of support of intervention on the side of the Triple Entente, while in Germany the U-boat captain was initially hailed a hero before being court-martialled after the international outcry. And there are still question marks nearly 100 years later: why was the ship's captain unfairly scapegoated after not being told of U-boats in the area; was the ship actually armed as the Germans have often claimed, and how much about all of this and much more did the First Lord of the Admiralty, one Winston S. Churchill, know? Jennifer Kewley Draskau's new book on one of the great enigmas of the Great War brings together new research and evidence to reveal the true story of a great sea tragedy.

Dead Wake

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Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0553446754
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (534 download)

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Book Synopsis Dead Wake by : Erik Larson

Download or read book Dead Wake written by Erik Larson and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania “Both terrifying and enthralling.”—Entertainment Weekly “Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.”—NPR “Thoroughly engrossing.”—George R.R. Martin On May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were surprisingly at ease, even though Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, German U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era’s great transatlantic “Greyhounds”—the fastest liner then in service—and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit tracked Schwieger’s U-boat, but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool, an array of forces both grand and achingly small—hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret, and more—all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history. It is a story that many of us think we know but don’t, and Erik Larson tells it thrillingly, switching between hunter and hunted while painting a larger portrait of America at the height of the Progressive Era. Full of glamour and suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, from famed Boston bookseller Charles Lauriat to pioneering female architect Theodate Pope to President Woodrow Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster whose intimate details and true meaning have long been obscured by history. Finalist for the Washington State Book Award • One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Miami Herald, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, LibraryReads, Indigo

The Tragedy of the Lusitania

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ISBN 13 : 9781462284153
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (841 download)

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Book Synopsis The Tragedy of the Lusitania by : Frederick D. Ellis

Download or read book The Tragedy of the Lusitania written by Frederick D. Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-29 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardcover reprint of the original 1915 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Ellis, Frederick D. The Tragedy of The Lusitania; Embracing Authentic Stories By The Survivors And Eye-Witnesses of The Disaster, Including Atrocities On Land And Sea, In The Air, Etc. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Ellis, Frederick D. The Tragedy of The Lusitania; Embracing Authentic Stories By The Survivors And Eye-Witnesses of The Disaster, Including Atrocities On Land And Sea, In The Air, Etc, . Philadelphia, Pa.: National Publishing Co., 1915. Subject: Lusitania Steamship

The Lusitania Sinking

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Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459743504
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)

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Book Synopsis The Lusitania Sinking by : Anthony Richards

Download or read book The Lusitania Sinking written by Anthony Richards and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2019-09-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncertain of their son's fate, his family leaped into action. The sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania was a maritime disaster that may have changed the course of history by making American involvement in World War I almost inevitable. This part of the story has been told before but here, for the first time, The Lusitania Sinking has a far more personal tale to tell, of a family looking for information on their son's death. On 1 May 1915 Preston Prichard, a 29-year-old student, embarked as a second-class passenger on the Lusitania, bound from New York for Liverpool. Just after 2 p.m. on 7 May, a single torpedo, fired by the German submarine U-20, caused a massive explosion in the Lusitania's hold, and the ship began sinking rapidly. Within 20 minutes she disappeared and 1,198 men, women and children, including Preston, died. Preston's mother wrote hundreds of letters to survivors to find out more about what might have happened in his last moments. The replies she received included an extensive selection of moving and evocative survivors' accounts. Although this was not Mrs Prichard's intention, she thus assembled an outstanding collection of vivid first-hand recollections. The Lusitania Sinking tells the story of this tragedy using this previously unseen historical treasure trove.

Exploring the Lusitania

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Publisher : New York : Warner Books
ISBN 13 : 9780446518512
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (185 download)

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Book Synopsis Exploring the Lusitania by : Robert D. Ballard

Download or read book Exploring the Lusitania written by Robert D. Ballard and published by New York : Warner Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the controversies surrounding the sinking of the cruise ship in 1915

Lusitania

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Publisher : Mercier Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Lusitania by : Senan Molony

Download or read book Lusitania written by Senan Molony and published by Mercier Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The sinking of the Lusitania, one of the most famous incidents in world history, occurred on 7 May 1915, off the Irish coast. Lusitania, an Irish Tragedy is the first book to pick up the narrative from the point of the sinking to tell the stories which surround this historic event." "The book highlights for the first time the heroic rescue work undertaken by Irish fishermen and lifeboats; it tells the tales of those who tended the dead and succoured the living, those who served on the coroner's jury, and those who worked as bodyhunters scouring the coast in response to rewards." "There is much more, including the stories of the numerous Irish passengers and crew who were aboard the doomed vessel. Here too is a thorough guide to the rich legacy of Lusitania graves in Ireland, and comprehensive information on the memorial, discovery, salvage and protection efforts carried out in the years since."--BOOK JACKET.

The Tragedy of the Lusitania

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis The Tragedy of the Lusitania by : Frederick D. Ellis

Download or read book The Tragedy of the Lusitania written by Frederick D. Ellis and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Choosing War

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190268697
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Book Synopsis Choosing War by : Douglas Carl Peifer

Download or read book Choosing War written by Douglas Carl Peifer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout US history, presidents have had vastly different reactions to naval incidents. Though some incidents have been resolved diplomatically, others have escalated to outright war. What factors influence the outcome of a naval incident, especially when calls for retribution mingle with recommendations for restraint? Given the rise of long range anti-ship and anti-air missile systems, coupled with tensions in East Asia, the Persian Gulf, and the Black and Baltic Seas, the question is more relevant than ever for US naval diplomacy. In Choosing War, Douglas Carl Peifer compares the ways in which different presidential administrations have responded when American lives were lost at sea. He examines in depth three cases: the Maine incident (1898), which led to war in the short term; the Lusitania crisis (1915), which set the trajectory for intervention; and the Panay incident (1937), which was settled diplomatically. While evaluating Presidents William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's responses to these incidents, Peifer lucidly reflects on the options they had available and the policies they ultimately selected. The case studies illuminate how leadership, memory, and shifting domestic policy shape presidential decisions, providing significant insights into the connections between naval incidents, war, and their historical contexts. Rich in dramatic narrative and historical perspective, Choosing War offers an essential tool for confronting future naval crises.

The Tragedy of the Lusitania

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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484830812
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Book Synopsis The Tragedy of the Lusitania by : Frederick D. Ellis

Download or read book The Tragedy of the Lusitania written by Frederick D. Ellis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Tragedy of the Lusitania: Embracing Authentic Stories by the Survivors and Eye-Witnesses of the Disaster, Including Atrocities on Land and Sea, in the Air, Etc The newspapers of the empire hail the act as a new triumph for Germany's naval policy. The announcement was received with enthusiasm. The news, says the Cologne Gazette, will be welcomed by the German people with unani mous satisfaction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Remember the Lusitania

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Publisher : Raincoast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781551926421
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (264 download)

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Book Synopsis Remember the Lusitania by : Diana Preston

Download or read book Remember the Lusitania written by Diana Preston and published by Raincoast Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three years after the tragic sinking of the Titanic, another luxury liner went to a watery grave beneath the icy depths of the North Atlantic. The sinking of the Lusitania, torpedoed by a German U-boat in a sneak attack off the coast of Ireland, was one of the most pivotal and universally condemned acts of World War I. Diana Preston chronicles the shipboard experiences of three children who were on that fateful voyage. Eleven-year-old Frank Hook, a third-class passenger, was moving to England with his father and older sister. Twelve-year-old Avis Dolphin, a second-class passenger, was being sent to an English boarding school with a chaperone. And five-month-old Audrey Pearl was traveling in luxurious first class with her parents, three siblings, and two nannies. From different walks of life and varied circumstances, these three children shared a common bond-they all survived one of the most disastrous shipwrecks in history. Their stories, taken from firsthand accounts, personal interviews, and historical documents, provide a riveting look at one of the most tragic and significant events of World War I.

The Sinking of the Lusitania

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Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1848898703
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)

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Book Synopsis The Sinking of the Lusitania by : Patrick O'Sullivan

Download or read book The Sinking of the Lusitania written by Patrick O'Sullivan and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1915, the RMS Lusitania, then the world's fastest liner, departed from New York. Seven days later she was torpedoed off the Irish coast with the loss of 1,198 lives. Suspected by the Germans of carrying clandestine munitions to Britain, the great ship steamed into a fatal encounter with the German submarine U-20. One of the largest naval disasters in history, it was a factor in bringing America into the First World War. Patrick O'Sullivan presents the complete story of the Lusitania a. air, exploring the cover-ups and the theories on what caused the baffling second explosion. His meticulous research reveals the most compelling explanation to date. This is a fascinating account of one of the First World War's most reported-on atrocities.

The Lusitania Saga & Myth

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Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473860237
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Book Synopsis The Lusitania Saga & Myth by : David Ramsay

Download or read book The Lusitania Saga & Myth written by David Ramsay and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Last Voyage of the Lusitania

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1568330782
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (683 download)

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Book Synopsis The Last Voyage of the Lusitania by : Adolph A. Hoehling

Download or read book The Last Voyage of the Lusitania written by Adolph A. Hoehling and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1996 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The terrifying story of the British ocean liner torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915.

The Eastland Disaster

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738534411
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (344 download)

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Book Synopsis The Eastland Disaster by : Ted Wachholz

Download or read book The Eastland Disaster written by Ted Wachholz and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial chronicle of the events of July 24, 1915, when the steamship Eastland capsized and sank in the port of Chicago, killing over eight hundred people.

Rembember the Lusitania!

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Publisher : Walker Childrens
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Rembember the Lusitania! by : Diana Preston

Download or read book Rembember the Lusitania! written by Diana Preston and published by Walker Childrens. This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the World War I German torpedo attack on and sinking of the passenger liner, the Lusitania, describing the experiences of some of those involved.