{"product_id":"9781473860230","title":"The Lusitania Saga \u0026 Myth: 100 Years On","description":"The SS Lusitania entered service with Cunard in 1907.  The first transatlantic express liner powered by marine turbines, she could complete the Liverpool-New York crossing in five days and had a top speed of 25 knots.  She restored the British supremacy of the key North Atlantic route which the Germans had seized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll this ended on 7 May 1915 when she was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank 18 minutes later with the loss of 1,198 passengers and crew (interestingly 39% of those aboard survived whereas only 32% of those on the Titanic survived despite the latter taking 2 hours, 40 minutes to sink.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Author concentrates not just on the disaster but its aftermath including the political recriminations and the inquiry.  As a result of the loss of 128 American citizens the Germans signed an agreement not to attack US shipping.  Their breach of this was a major contributory reason, along with the Zimmermann Telegram, why the USA entered the War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a fascinating study of a major shipping disaster with profound consequences","brand":"Pen and Sword","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130621313264,"sku":"9781473860230","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473860230_p0.jpg?v=1769893094","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473860230","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}