There were even conspiracy theories that supposed the British government allowed the Lusitania to be used as bait to entice the United States into joining WWI.A fantastic book. The Germans themselves actually warned passengers to steer clear of the Lusitania as it was a prime target. Greg King and Penny Wilson easily engage the reader in their fantastic descriptions of the ship, its passengers, and crew. A review in the Manhattan (Kansas) Mercury praised Kings books about the sinking of the Andrea Doria and the Lusitania as works of historical non-fiction. If only the warnings had been taken seriously about the German submarines anxious to blow up anything that they came across. The only thing missing is the third class passengers, easily explained (by the authors) by the fact that there just wasn't enough documented history on these passengers to include them in the book. Greg King and Penny Wilson easily engage the reader in their fantastic descriptions of the ship, its passengers, and crew. This book answered the majority of my questions. Last Tsar (2006) Lusitania (2015) and the United Kingdom bestseller The Duchess of. I knew no background on its history, its passengers, or its crew. Greg King is the author of fourteen internationally published works. Lusitania: Triumph Tragedy and the End of the Edwardian Age. Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age is written by Greg King Penny Wilson and published by St.

Going into the book, the only thing I knew about the Lusitania was that it had been sunk. Greg King is the author of books such as A Season Of Splendor. A completely absorbing look at a tragedy that changed the world.

Lusitania by Greg King