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The Lusitania

The sinking of the HMS Lusitania on May 7th 1915 killed 1,195 people; over 120 were American, contributing to the United States entry into World War One.
RMS Lusitania: The Fateful Voyage
This article on the final voyage of the Lusitania by Vincent Kan finishes with arguments in favour of the Allied and German points of view.
The Lusitania
Run by the Lusitania Historical Society, this classy site provides the passenger list, a chronology, source extracts, information on the sinking and the German sub, an illustrated tour and far more. They also have standards that are rare on the internet: "There is nothing contained on this website that has not been verified by sight of documentary evidence." Three cheers!
The Lusitania Controversy
"Keith Allen originally posted this multi-part article on WW1-L in March, 1999 - it…provides an excellent summary of the controversies surrounding the loss of the Lusitania and the book by Colin Simpson."
U-20 and the Lusitania
A look at the sinking of the Lusitania from the submarine which sank it.

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