![]() ![]() ![]() But it is also just the type of event that Erik Larson excels at re-telling and he doesn’t disappoint with Dead Wake. The story could be a relatively straight forward one, easy to breeze by and miss. ![]() And, as we now know, the Lusitania fell victim to the German submarine U-20 on off the Scottish coast, rapidly sinking into the cold but calm sea, killing 1,198 passengers and crew. ![]() The Lusitania’s story gets interesting though, and is the subject of Dead Wake, as World War I begins heating up and German U-boats begin indiscriminately torpedoing ships, regardless of nationality or purpose. Not as large as the infamous Titanic, the ship was every bit as opulent, making trans-Atlantic crossings glamorous for the well-heeled, and bearable for those with shallower pockets. The Lusitania was a British cruise liner operated by Cunard Lines, launched in 1906. Most have heard of the ill-fated RMS Lusitania, but few of us probably know the real story. That said, I just finished Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitaniaby Erik Larson and felt compelled to share it with all of you. I’ve spent a ton of time this year reading and prepping for the podcast and the reviews have fallen away, but they remain important to me and I plan to be more active in that area in 2022. Friends, it’s admittedly been too long since I’ve written a proper book review. ![]()
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