Robert Ballard's "Lusitania"
Probing the Mysteries of the Sinking That Changed History
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2009
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84425-666-2 (ISBN)
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84425-666-2 (ISBN)
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Almost from the moment the Cunard liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in May 1915, controversy has surrounded her. Why did she sink so quickly? Had the liner been carrying munitions for the British? This book offers an account of what happened.
Almost from the moment the Cunard liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in May 1915, controversy has surrounded her. Why did she sink so quickly? Had the liner been carrying munitions for the British? Did Winston Churchill allow the sinking in the hope that it might draw America into the war? Rumours of conspiracies and cover-ups still surround the liner. In 1993 Robert Ballard led an expedition to the wreck of the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland in search of the answers. Ballard's conclusions are authoritative and provide a fascinating, definitive account of what happened.
Almost from the moment the Cunard liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in May 1915, controversy has surrounded her. Why did she sink so quickly? Had the liner been carrying munitions for the British? Did Winston Churchill allow the sinking in the hope that it might draw America into the war? Rumours of conspiracies and cover-ups still surround the liner. In 1993 Robert Ballard led an expedition to the wreck of the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland in search of the answers. Ballard's conclusions are authoritative and provide a fascinating, definitive account of what happened.
Although best known as the discoverer of lost ships, Robert Ballard has many additional credits to his name. One of the world's leading marine geologists, he has spent more time exploring the deep ocean in submarines than any other scientist.
The definitive account of what happened to the Cunard liner Lusitania. From the author of the bestselling The Discovery of the Titanic. The celebrated sinking that helped bring America into the First World War. High-quality underwater imagery sheds light on the cause of the sinking.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.2.2009 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations (some col.) |
| Verlagsort | Yeovil |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 215 x 280 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84425-666-9 / 1844256669 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84425-666-2 / 9781844256662 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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