Dead Wake

Dead Wake by Erik Larson
430 Pages

100 years ago the Germans torpedoed the British ocean liner Lusitania during World War I.  A maritime disaster similar to that of the Titanic, over 1000 people died when the ship sank within 18 minutes of being struck.   Larson explores the facts of the tragedy and ponders whether British intelligence knew  of the threat but did nothing in order to encourage the US to enter the war. 

An interesting book for Larson.