The author of the best-selling The Discovery of the Titanic explores the controversies surrounding the sinking of the cruise ship in 1915, in a large-format gift book featuring more than three hundred photographs and illustrations. National ad/promo.
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Second only to the Titanic's 1912 collision with an iceberg in terms of famous sinkings of ocean liners, the Lusitania, also a British luxury ship, was torpedoed in May_ 1915 by a German submarine and in 18 minutes went under the waves off the coast of Ireland. Because 123 of the dead were American, the destruction of the Lusitania was a step in drawing the U.S. into World War I, already raging in Europe. In 1993 a team working with underwater explorer Robert Ballard, discoverer of the Titanic's remains, used a small submarine to find the wreckage of the Lusitania. Ballard profiles the luxurious life of the Lusitania while in trans-Atlantic service and reconstructs its scandalous wartime "assassination" in this oversize book. And in addition to profuse illustrations of the liner during its life and creepy ones of its carcass lying on the ocean floor, Ballard and his coauthor address the controversy that has surrounded the Lusitania's sinking from that day to this: Why did it explode so violently when the torpedo hit and then sink so quickly? Ballard's investigation indicates that an "extraordinary combination of circumstances" destined that the Lusitania would not survive its attack. Brad Hooper
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great layout and right to the point.,
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This review is from: Exploring the Lusitania: Probing the Mysteries of the Sinking That Changed History (Hardcover)
My Grandfather, Patrick Melia (changed from O'Melia), was a stoker on the RMS Lusitania, his body was never found. I have read all that is out there about this ill fated liner and feel that Ballard and Dunmore have hit the mark. Great photos and loaded with facts.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing, simply Amazing!,
By "zee280" (Tacoma wa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Exploring the Lusitania: Probing the Mysteries of the Sinking That Changed History (Hardcover)
In 8th grade, I had to do a research project on the RMS Lusitania. No book helped more then Ballard's. I practically read the book 5 times over, some times just for fun. I must say that Dr. Ballard got me interested in shipwrecks.The book was an excellent source of information. And Ballard's unique writing style brought it all together. He writes about real people on the doomed liner. We see the world through their eyes. This makes the sinking come alive and become so much more real. This book becomes an excellent study tool or just a pleasure read. I must also praise the artist, who painted the pictures in the book. They are amazing! I had to do a double-take on just about every picture, they look so real! After my project, I had to return the book to the library. I wanted to by it online but was disappointed to find that it is out of stock. I'm delited on having this book, I love it. Dr. Ballard really has a gift, he brings the world closer to our lost ships then we could ever get on our own! Exploring the Lusitania is simply Amazing!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book,
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This review is from: Exploring the Lusitania: Probing the Mysteries of the Sinking That Changed History (Hardcover)
this is a great book.i know about ships and this is one of my favorites robert ballard is a great oceanographeri have all of his ship books including exploring the titanic and ghost liners this book is cool joe
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