Probing the mysteries of the sinking that changed history
In May 1915, a German torpedo sank the sleek Cunard liner, Lusitania, taking 1'195 civilian lives. The sinking turned world opinion against Germany, and the deaths of 123 American passengers was the first step in bringing the United States into the First World War. Rumours of conspiracies and cover-ups surround the liner, and over 80 years later she is still a ship of mystery. 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 on that fateful May afternoon.
Hardback, 280 x 215mm, 228 pages, 125 colour & 125 b&w illustrations
Haynes Book No. H4666
Title: Robert Ballard's Lusitania
Format: Hardback 228 pages
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Pub date: March 2009
ISBN: 9781844256662
