Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

2015 • 450 pages

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Average rating3.9

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I've heard several less-than-stellar reviews of this book, but I'm here to tell you to disregard them all; I loved it. I didn't know much about the Lusitania or even WWI before I started this book, but I certainly do now. The stories of the Lusitania's captain and the passengers and the submarine captain are touching and surprising and dynamic. It's Erik Larson working at the top of his game.

May 10, 2015