Bibliograph

The great rescue, American heroes, an iconic ship, and the race to save Europe in WWI, Peter Hernon

Type

Label

The great rescue, American heroes, an iconic ship, and the race to save Europe in WWI, Peter Hernon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

portraitsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The great rescue

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Peter Hernon

Sub title

American heroes, an iconic ship, and the race to save Europe in WWI

Summary

When war broke out in Europe in August 1914, the new German luxury ocean liner SS Vaterland was interned in New York Harbor, where it remained docked for nearly three years. Seized by authorities for the U.S. Navy once war was declared in April 1917, the liner was renamed the USS Leviathan by President Woodrow Wilson, and converted into an armed troop carrier. For German U-Boats hunting Allied ships in the Atlantic, no target was as prized as the Leviathan. But the Germans were not the only deadly force threatening the ship and its passengers. In 1918, a devastating influenza pandemic -- the Spanish flu -- spread throughout the globe. Peter Hernon tells the ship's story across multiple voyages and through the experiences of a diverse cast of participants

Target audience

adult

Creator