10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUSITANIA»
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Lusitania in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Lusitania and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy
An account of the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania offers a portrait of early twentieth-century maritime history and the terrible impact of the disaster on the course of World War I.
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Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography
For seven and a half years the Lusitania crossed the North Atlantic, yet most of her story has been lost to the political importance of her sinking on May 7, 1915.
3
Lusitania: an Irish tragedy
An original and fascinating examination of the effect of the Lusitania sinking on Ireland.
4
Lusitania: Saga and Myth
An account of the express liner that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 seeks to clarify facts surrounding its history and profiles such contributors as the ship's captain, William Turner.
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Murder on the
Lusitania
When George Porter Dillman, a private investigator, agrees to pose as a passenger on the maiden voyage of the Lusitania, he expects to deal with a few petty crimes, not a dead body and a secret that could rock the ship. Reprint.
6
The
Lusitania: The Life, Loss, and Legacy of an Ocean Legend
Intead of being the single incident most responsible for the United States' entry into World War I, he illustrates how by the time America declared war on Germany, the sinking of the Lusitania had become just one more item on a list of ...
Daniel Allen Butler, 2000
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 ...
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Exploring the
Lusitania: Probing the Mysteries of the ...
Explores the controversies surrounding the sinking of the cruise ship in 1915
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Wilful Murder: The Sinking Of The
Lusitania
Wilful Murder is the hugely compelling story of the sinking of the Lusitania. The first book to look at the events in their full historical context, it is also the first to place the human dimension at its heart.
The Lusitania Story is the complete story of this most famous ocean liner, told for the first time in a single volume.
Mitch Peeke, Steven Jones, Kevin Walsh-Johnson, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUSITANIA»
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Lusitania is used in the context of the following news items.
Recreating a WW1 picture involving thousands - BBC News
The mayor was quoted as saying those who sought peace at any price "forgot such things as the sinking of the Lusitania, the use of poison gas, ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Daily Telegraph July 19 1915 - Telegraph - The Telegraph
The official report on the sinking of the Lusitania, or the “Lusitania Crime” as the Telegraph refers to it, is issued – page 5. Deliberate murder on ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Best on the shelf - Vancouver Sun
6 (7) Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (18 wks) Erik Larson The bestselling author brings us an enthralling tale of the sinking of ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
WWI ARGUS ARCHIVE: No guns onboard Lusitania
Lord Mersey, on Saturday, delivered judgement in the Lusitania Inquiry. The Court found that the ship fulfilled all the requirements of the law and that the ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
Erik Larson's 'Dead Wake' Chronicles Horrific Sinking of 'Lusitania'
On the first page of his masterful account of the sinking of the Lusitania, Erik Larson notes that while researching the book, he realized that ... «Highbrow Magazine, Jul 15»
1901: The Wreck of the Lusitania
When the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine off the Irish coast in 1915, nearly 1,200 people, and hopes for American neutrality ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Lusitania victim leaves behind fortune
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, perhaps the most widely known man amongst those who were the victims of the sinking of the Lusitania by a ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
Final voyage of RMS Lusitania chronicled in Dead Wake
Eric Larson, best known for his books In the Garden of Beasts and The Devil in the White City has now written a book about the Lusitania. «www.parrysound.com, Jul 15»
Lusitania lad is 'gone but not for forgotten'
"During last month's centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania, I was thinking of my father's uncle, Tertius Selwyn Warner, who lost his life on the ... «Leicester Mercury, Jun 15»
Sunderland woman's survival tale from World War One Lusitania …
Almost 1,200 people died when ocean liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915 – a ... «Sunderland Echo, Jun 15»
