A review by kalliegrace
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson

adventurous informative sad medium-paced

4.0

This is the story of a ship being torpedoed, but more than that it's the story of how the US got into world war one. It's not quite the gruesome tale of the Wager, but it's still a tragedy of massive loss of life that could have been avoided with more foresight and precautions. There's a lot more politics and less adventure in this than other shipwreck stories, but it's still an informative and fascinating read.