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Take a journey back in time, and step aboard the decks of one of the most legendary liners of the 20th Century...
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Over a century after her maiden voyage across the North Atlantic, and ninety-five years after her loss to a German torpedo, prepare to relive her life story through words and pictures as you have never, ever, seen her before.
The Lusitania was one of the grandest Atlantic liners of the Edwardian era. For a time she was both the largest and fastest ship in the world. For seven-and-a-half  years, she crisscrossed the harsh North Atlantic between England and the United States. During this period, she came to be both beloved and world-famous; at the time, her name was synonymous with power, progress, and luxury.
When the world was engulfed by conflict in August of 1914, the future of the mighty Lusitania seemed uncertain. As a legendary symbol of British supremacy on the Atlantic, her loss would be a blow to the Allies' morale. Within months, however, the dangers posed to her safety seemed to be greatly reduced. One thing, however, was not taken into account: the threat posed by German U-boats. As the ship was still in civilian service and was carrying innocent passengers from both belligerent and neutral nations, however, it may have seemed unlikely that any sub commander would have the stomach to attack her. If she was attacked, it would have seemed even more impossible that she could be sunk. So the great liner continued  to ply her prewar route.
When the path of the Lusitania crossed with the path of the German submarineU-20 on May 7, 1915, she was attacked without warning. A single torpedo was sent into her side, and she was sunk a mere eighteen minutes later. Of the 1,959 who were aboard her, 1,198 were killed.
Since the sinking, the Lusitania's technological greatness and her incredible career have faded into obscurity, to be replaced with lengthy commentaries on the political ramifications of her sinking, as well as on numerous conspiracy theories.
A new volume by maritime researcher J. Kent Layton, entitled Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography, has been released by Amberley Books. It is a replacement to the author's previous volume on the subject, and has been greatly expanded in its new form. This book attempts to show the entire career of the Lusitania - from conception, to a lengthy and magnificent career, to an untimely premature demise - in context. Through words, pictures and illustrations - many of them never before published - the Lusitania can finally be revealed in a way that celebrates her life as well as commemorates her death, and the deaths of so many innocent men, women and children. Through the pages of Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography, readers will be transported through time, back to the decks of the legendary Cunarder as she cut her way through the waters of the North Atlantic.
The "Survivor's Note" by Barbara McDermott, as well as the wonderful introduction by Lusitania researchers Mike Poirier and Jim Kalafus (both done for the 2007 volume) have been retained for the new book. As the author, I wish to extend my sincerest thanks to all who were involved or contributed to the finished volume. Bon voyage.
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Note: The cover shown at left is currently seen at many retail sites for the new volume, but it was only an early publicity cover and has been replaced.
Should you decide to order the new 2010 volume from retailers, please make your selection carefully, as the 2007 version is still available at many sites, and the new volume is quite different despite their similar titles. If the item you are ordering is described as being in softcover, it is not the new release. If it bears the following cover, it is not the new release:
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Below you may enjoy the brand new official covers (front and back) of the new volume. These have not shown up at retail sites yet, but should shortly: |
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Book details:
- Full title: Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography
- ISBN-10: 1848688342
- ISBN-13: 978-1848688346
- Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
- Size: A4 (8.27"x11.69", or 210x297 mm), 424 pages, 479 photographs and illustrations, all-new g/a plans of the ship, + a 16-page color section containing 27 additional photos and illustrations.
- Availability: In stock and available now directly from the author. (Please see links below).
A preview of the all-new plans by the author can be seen below:
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Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography is now in stock and ready to ship!
The release of Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography has been highly anticipated for months. Originally slated to hit shelves in May of 2010, a variety of unforeseen complications had conspired to delay the release. At first what looked like a delay of a few weeks became a delay of months. But we are very happy to report that the book is now in stock with the author, and available directly through our virtual partner, TMB Studios. The author is also making a limited number of copies available on eBay and, at times, through Amazon Marketplace. However, quantities are limited, and orders will be fulfilled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so we strongly urge you to pick up your copy today. In addition to the links above to TMB Studios, please feel free to follow these links below to buy through the author on eBay:
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Both the team at Amberley Books and the author wish to express their gratitude for your patience as we finished this project, and we are confident that the final volume will be everything that you hope it will be. In the meanwhile, please enjoy these few teasers of what the Lusitania book will look like.
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