The Lusitania Saga and Myth: 100 Years on

by David Ramsay and David Ramsay

The SS Lusitania entered service with Cunard in 1907. The first transatlantic express liner powered by marine turbines, she could complete the Liverpool-New York crossing in five days and had a top speed of 25 knots. She restored the British supremacy of the key North Atlantic route which the Germans had seized.

All this ended on 7 May 1915 when she was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank 18 minutes later with the loss of 1,198 passengers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473821762
• ISBN13: 9781473821767
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.3"