5 stars
In 1915, World War I was ravaging Europe but most thought that the gentlemanly rules of warfare still existed and passenger ships were thought to be safe crossing between American and Britain. The Lusitania was such a ship carrying close to 2000 civilian passengers, including many children. This book details the crossing of the Lusitania along with insight into the German U-boat that struck it down and all the British intelligence occurring before and during its passage. This is gripping but I am most impressed with the in depth reporting on the people involved, from President Woodrow Wilson to the crew and various passengers. I felt as if I was there, while reading, in the passenger dining rooms, the British intelligence rooms and on board a submarine and I would be highly surprised if this didn't get turned into a major motion pictures at some point. This is the first book by Erik Larson that I have ever read and I will now be reading everything he has ever written. I received this from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for an honest review.
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