The crew and passengers were mostly British, but there were 189 Americans on board. When the Lusitania set sail from New York to England on May 1, 1915, Europe was at war but the US was happily neutral and isolated. It was dubbed a “greyhound” because of its speed and agility, and thought to be a unsinkable (yep, just like the Titanic, which sank just a few years prior).
The Lusitania was a British passenger ship known for its size and speed. We all probably remember the Lusitania from high school history class, but if you’re like me you’ve probably forgotten the details, so here are the facts in a nutshell.
The result is a well told accounting that actually had me pulling for the Lusitania even though I already knew the outcome. Sources, including firsthand accounts, newspaper articles, personal correspondence of passengers and even the captain’s log from the German submarine. Larson, an historian and author of “The Devil in the White City”, brings this event to life by providing details from a number of
It is loaded with facts about events leading up to the tragedy, the details of the sinking and some of its aftermath. Lovers of history should really enjoy this book. In “Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania”, author Erik Larson chronicles in great detail the sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine during World War I.
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