A richly illustrated history of RMS Lusitania exploring the revolutionary design and tragic sinking of this record-breaking ocean liner in 1915. Lost to a German torpedo on 7 May, Cunard's Lusitania captured the world's imagination when she entered service in 1907. Not only was she the largest ship in the world, but also she was revolutionary in design and a record breaker. She is now sadly remembered for the loss of around 1,200 souls. Here is the ship in rare illustrations, vivid, unseen photographs and illustrations from author Eric Sauder's extensive private collection. This absorbing read will transport the reader back over 100 years to a time when opulent Ships of State were the only way to cross the Atlantic. No words can adequately describe this magnificent vessel is the well known quote, and now we don't have to with these very large sized quality photographs and colour drawings. Beware, there is an upsetting picture inside the temporary morgues set up in Queenstown to handle the large number of victims and a photograph of individuals purported to be survivors of the sinking in the water shortly after the disaster. Archival photos show the exquisitely decorated marble fireplaces and many other salvaged items, memorials, diagrams of the torpedoing, publicity postcards, the interiors of the decks and bakehouse and baker's shop and other crew spaces, the discovery deep under water of the skylight from the fantail, a starboard capstan and a telemotor and beautiful colour drawings such as the First Class Lounge, Smoking Room and berths. Superbly illustrated softback, 160 pages, 25cm square.
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