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Book Review of Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
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Fantastic story-telling on both sides. Larsen goes back and forth between the activities and people traveling on the Lusitania, the German submarine and its captain who would take her down, as well as the government leaders and entities on all sides who had the information and were making the decisions that would to some extent affect the outcomes. Larsen introduces the reader to quite a few of the passengers and some of the crew who were on the Lusitania, so you have an interest in what happens to them. I didn't know much at all about this incident and found this book to be both informative and at the same time entertaining and intriguing.