The Lusitania sinking
Richards, Anthony2019
Book
The sinking of the Lusitania is an event that has been predominantly discussed from a political or maritime perspective. For the first time, 'The Lusitania Sinking' tells the story in the emotive framework of a family looking for information on their son's death. On 1 May 1915, the 29-year-old student Preston Prichard embarked as a Second Class passenger on the Lusitania, bound from New York for Liverpool. By 2pm on the afternoon of 7 May, the liner was approaching the coast of Ireland when she was sighted by the German submarine U-20\. A single torpedo caused a massive explosion in the Lusitania's hold, and the ship began sank rapidly. Within 20 minutes she disappeared and 1,198 men, women and children, including Preston, died.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Reader Services | Reserve Non Fiction | 940.4514 RICHardback | Available |
Main title:
The Lusitania sinking / Anthony Richards.
Author:
Richards, Anthony, author
Imprint:
London : Greenhill, 2019.
Collation:
280 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781784383015 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.4514
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2785440