Dead Wake : The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

from Unkletom

Once in a while I hear from readers who claim they do not like to read nonfiction. Often they claim that it is boring to read a story when you already know what will happen. Where is the suspense? With his latest work, 'Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania', Erik Larson has proven that h...

from Castlelass

Erik Larson has written a historical account of the last voyage of the Lusitania in the style of a suspense-filled novel. A massive amount of research was involved, as evidenced by the myriad of footnotes and extensive bibliography included at the end. It provides a perspective on the numerous sm...

from Desiree_Reads

Excellent. Fascinating. Very well researched. Compellingly readable. Will put the Lusitania sinking in a whole new light from what you learned in school.

from lyrrael

Larson's narrative style applied to the sinking of the Lusitania and how it brought America into WWI. Loved it. Always love Larson's stuff. He's on auto-buy for forever.

from Meredy

Six-word review: Maritime calamity that shouldn't have happened. Extended review: Without realizing it at the time, I took this book out of the library on the one-hundredth anniversary of the sinking of RMS Lusitania. Reading of the events leading up to, during, and following this major marine ca...