Lusitania : saga and myth
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New York : W.W. Norton, 2002.
Edition
1st American ed
Physical Desc
xii, 308 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, 2002.
Format
Book
Edition
1st American ed
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: London : Chatham Pub., 2001
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index
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"The saga of the Lusitania is one of the most remarkable in the annals of maritime history. State-of-the-art when she went into service and the first express liner to be equipped with steam turbines, she outclassed all her rivals. She triumphantly restored British supremacy on the North Atlantic passenger routes and became an acknowledged commercial success; she was highly popular with her regular passengers. Her sinking, in just eighteen minutes in May 1915, by a German U-boat, with the loss of life comparable with that of the Titanic disaster, was at that time the most savage attack on civilians in the course of war and was widely denounced in allied and neutral countries, and the ramifications were felt right across Europe and America. From that day her loss has become encrusted with legends, including conspiracy theories, many of them created by German propaganda." "This new book unravels those myths and legends and tells a clear and compulsive saga of terrible maritime disaster, of clashes among three powerful nations, and a story of potentates and presidents, ambassadors and ministers of state, bankers, shipping magnates and spies and, not least, the captain, William Turner, who had to defend himself against charges of incompetence and fight for his reputation."--BOOK JACKET
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ramsay, D. (2002). Lusitania: saga and myth (1st American ed). W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ramsay, David. 2002. Lusitania: Saga and Myth. W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ramsay, David. Lusitania: Saga and Myth W.W. Norton, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ramsay, David. Lusitania: Saga and Myth 1st American ed, W.W. Norton, 2002.
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