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The Lusitania Disaster : An Episode in Modern Warfare and Diplomacy
by Bailey, Thomas A.: & Paul B. Ryan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0029012406
- ISBN 13
- 9780029012406
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Free Press, 1975. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. The Dust Jacket is only a little rubbed at the corners. No chips. No tears. No creases. NOT price clipped (10.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. Subtitle from the Dust Jacket: "The Real Answers Behind The World's Most Controversial Sea Tragedy." Illustrated with maps, drawings, diagrams, and 16 pages of photos. Endpaper maps. True story of the British passenger liner that was sunk by a torpedo from a German U-boat on May 7th 1915. The resultant loss of over 1200 lives helped draw the United States into World War I. List of chapter notes/sources. Bibliographical Note. Index. First printing with the complete number row (123456789 10) on the copyright page. Bound in the original light blue cloth, lettered in bright yellow on the spine. From the Dust Jacket flap: "The British passenger ship LUSITANIA was sunk on May 7, 1915, and the episode has been surrounded by controversy, myth and official secrecy ever since... After years of international investigation, the authors -- a well-known historian and a U.S. Navy Captain -- have written the first accurate account of this sensational incident. Their uncensored story involves false flags, deceptive ship manifests, coded wireless warnings, secret documents, leaky lifeboats, and a deadly cargo." Keywords: German U-Boat. WW1. WWI. World War I. Military History. Naval operations.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xv, 383pp.
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- Bookseller
- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005391
- Title
- The Lusitania Disaster : An Episode in Modern Warfare and Diplomacy
- Author
- Bailey, Thomas A.: & Paul B. Ryan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0029012406
- ISBN 13
- 9780029012406
- Publisher
- The Free Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- German U-Boat. WW1. WWI. World War I. Military History. Naval operations.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation / Railroads / Ships / Maritime;
- Size
- 8vo. xv, 383pp
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