The Resource Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania, Erik Larson
Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania, Erik Larson
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- Summary
- On May 1, 1915, 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 anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone, and for months, its U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds" 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. He knew, moreover, that his ship -- the fastest then in service -- could outrun any threat. 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 430 pages
- Note
- Maps on lining papers
- Contents
-
- Mining suspense
- A word from the captain
- "Bloody monkeys"
- Jump rope and caviar
- Dead wake
- The black soul
- The sea of secrets
- Epilogue: personal effects
- Isbn
- 9780307408877
- Label
- Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania
- Title
- Dead wake
- Title remainder
- the last crossing of the Lusitania
- Statement of responsibility
- Erik Larson
- Title variation
- Last crossing of the Lusitania
- Subject
-
- 1900-1999
- Books
- Case studies
- Great Britain
- History
- History
- History
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Military operations, Naval -- German
- Narrative non-fiction
- 1900 - 1999.
- Shipping -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- 20th century
- Shipping -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History
- Shipping -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Casualties
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, German
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, German
- Shipping -- Government policy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- On May 1, 1915, 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 anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone, and for months, its U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds" 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. He knew, moreover, that his ship -- the fastest then in service -- could outrun any threat. 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
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Larson, Erik
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 8.6
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- World War, 1914-1918
- Shipping
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918
- Shipping
- World War, 1914-1918
- Military operations, Naval
- Shipping
- Great Britain
- World War, 1914-1918
- Shipping
- Label
- Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania, Erik Larson
- Note
- Maps on lining papers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-418) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Mining suspense -- A word from the captain -- "Bloody monkeys" -- Jump rope and caviar -- Dead wake -- The black soul -- The sea of secrets -- Epilogue: personal effects
- Control code
- 890011483
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 430 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307408877
- Lccn
- 2014034182
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
- Other control number
- 40024661958
- Other physical details
- map
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)890011483
- Label
- Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania, Erik Larson
- Note
- Maps on lining papers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-418) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Mining suspense -- A word from the captain -- "Bloody monkeys" -- Jump rope and caviar -- Dead wake -- The black soul -- The sea of secrets -- Epilogue: personal effects
- Control code
- 890011483
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 430 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307408877
- Lccn
- 2014034182
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
- Other control number
- 40024661958
- Other physical details
- map
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)890011483
Subject
- 1900-1999
- Books
- Case studies
- Great Britain
- History
- History
- History
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Military operations, Naval -- German
- Narrative non-fiction
- 1900 - 1999.
- Shipping -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- 20th century
- Shipping -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History
- Shipping -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Casualties
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, German
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, German
- Shipping -- Government policy
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