02676nam 2200601Ia 450 991095958020332120200520144314.097866132591729781283259170128325917697816120004801612000487(CKB)2550000000051054(StDuBDS)AH24486830(SSID)ssj0000645428(PQKBManifestationID)12219328(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000645428(PQKBWorkID)10681761(PQKB)10895368(MiAaPQ)EBC3007402(Au-PeEL)EBL3007402(CaPaEBR)ebr10491631(CaONFJC)MIL325917(OCoLC)923616841(Perlego)2443794(EXLCZ)99255000000005105419910703d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe day the world was shocked the Lusitania disaster and its influence on the course of World War I /John Protasio1st ed.Philadelphia CASEMATEc20111 online resource (239 p., [8] p. of plates ) col. illFormerly CIP.Uk9781935149453 1935149458 Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: ". . . Do So at Their Own Risk" -- Chapter 2: Rivalry on the Atlantic -- Chapter 3: The Luxury Liner / Auxiliary Cruiser -- Chapter 4: The Great Naval Race -- Chapter 5: Armageddon -- Chapter 6: A "Lauriat Crossing" -- Chapter 7: Old Head of Kinsale -- Chapter 8: Eighteen Lethal Minutes -- Chapter 9: The Struggle in the Water -- Chapter 10: The World Reacts -- Chapter 11: The Formal Hearings -- Chapter 12: Charges and Counter-Charges -- Chapter 13: Strict Accountability -- Chapter 14: Toward War -- Chapter 15: Afterward -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Sources.By far the most controversial sinking during the First World War was that of the Lusitania. As opposed to the 'natural' loss of her sister Titanic several years earlier, the destruction of the passenger-liner Lusitania came at the hands of a German U-boat. This text looks at this emotionally charged sinking.World War, 1914-1918World War, 1914-1918.940.4514Protasio John1806048MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910959580203321The day the world was shocked4354985UNINA