German Submarine Warfare: A Study of Its Methods and Spirit, Including the Crime of the Lusitania - Couverture souple

Frost, Wesley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1910500240 ISBN 13 : 9781910500248

Editeur : Uniform Press, 2018

Synopsis

First published in 1918, this book is a record of observations and evidence compiled by the then US Consul in Queenstown, Eire. A rare study from first-hand accounts. Contains detailed testimonies of survivors from over fifty vessels attacked and often sunk by German submarines during the Great War.A vivid and accurate picture of the tactics and motives of German submarine warfare is provided in the first part of the book. The second part concentrate son the attack and sinking of RMS Lusitania. The sinking of the Lusitania remains a controversial topic with the loss of 1,198 lives on 7May 1915

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Wesley Frost's first consular post came in 1912,when he was named U.S. Consul at Charlottetown,Prince Edward Island, Canada. After two years, he was appointed U.S. Consul to Queenstown, near Cork. It was during his service there (1914-17), he coordinated relief operations for the survivors of the Lusitania, torpedoed by a German submarine on May7, 1915. Many of the interviews used in his book were included as part of his official report to the United States government,He died on January 9, 1968 at age 83.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Uniform Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1910500240
• ISBN 13: 9781910500248
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 260
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible