Episode 85.2 - RMS Lusitania, Part Two
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 47
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Episode description
In Part Two of our season finale, we discuss the history of RMS Lusitania, Cunard Line, the man who ultimately sank her, and the dedicated team of British intelligence personnel meticulously tracking the movement of German U-boats.
Sources:
Butler, Daniel Allen. The Lusitania: The Life, Loss, and Legacy of an Ocean Legend. Stackpole Books, 2000.
Hübner, Andreas. “A People of ‘Patriotic Hearts’: German-Americans, U.S. Neutrality, and the Building of an Inclusive Coalition in New Orleans, 1915.” Louisiana History, vol. 60, no. 3, 2019, pp. 261 - 288.
Larson, Erik. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania. Broadway Books, 2015.
“Lusitania Breaks All Records.” Scientific American, vol. 99, no. 9, 29 Aug 1908, p. 139
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