Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by, Erik
Larson narrated by, Scott Brick
This book was fascinating and kept me interested all the way
through. It is about so much more than just the Lusitania it’s also about
seafaring during a time war. It also gives a glimpse into who some of the
victims were, the key players President Wilson being one I found out things I
didn’t know about him, a young Winston Churchill gets a bit of a storyline to
that I found interesting. And the first edition of A Christmas Carol that was
also a victim was very sad too.
We all know the story of the Titanic, I’ve read countless
books and seen so many documentaries and movies about it but I never knew much
about the Lusitania, which is why I wanted to read this book. I found it
interesting that the Germans didn’t care if it was a military boat or civilians
because they could be bringing supplies so let’s torpedo them all, and that
President Wilson said as long as no Americans are on the ships they are
shooting down it’s fine, which is quite a different attitude than our
government has today. And the British knew that they weren’t shooting at American
boats so when the boats got close to England they would fly an American flag,
then when the Germans figured that out it was a shoot at everything mentality.
The sad part of the Lusitania being shot down was there were
so many children onboard, and that there were destroyers in the area, who I
feel should have been escorting and protecting the Lusitania but because of an
order to not engage with the subs they knew were there, left these people
stranded and I believe more could have been saved had they intervened sooner.
I found this book completely fascinating and it was hard to
stop listening, I found all the stories about what seafaring was like in this
area during this time period really interesting, as I knew nothing of any of
it.
Erik Larson is a great writer I really enjoy his writing
style and I liked how he humanized all sides in this conflict.
Scott Brick’s narration was of course wonderful, I thought
his male and female voices were well done and he really brought this story to
life.
I would highly recommend this book for anyone curious about
history or seafaring; also if you like to read books about the Titanic, you
should read this book.
4 ½ Stars
I won this book from Tekreads
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