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The narrative centers on the tragic sinking of the Llandovery Castle, a Canadian hospital ship, by a German submarine during World War I, which led to widespread outrage due to violations of international law. The U-86's commander attempted to cover up the incident by attacking survivors, but one lifeboat escaped to witness the atrocity. This event was later addressed at the Leipzig War Crimes Trials, establishing a legal precedent for future war crime prosecutions, including the Nuremberg Trials. The book also examines the broader impact of this largely forgotten tragedy.
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Atrocity on the Atlantic, Nate Hendley
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2024
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- Titel
- Atrocity on the Atlantic
- Untertitel
- Attack on a Hospital Ship During the Great War
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Nate Hendley
- Verlag
- Dundurn Group Ltd
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2024
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 240
- ISBN13
- 9781459751347
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Historisches Thema, Geschichte, Militärgeschichte
- Bewertung
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- Beschreibung
- The narrative centers on the tragic sinking of the Llandovery Castle, a Canadian hospital ship, by a German submarine during World War I, which led to widespread outrage due to violations of international law. The U-86's commander attempted to cover up the incident by attacking survivors, but one lifeboat escaped to witness the atrocity. This event was later addressed at the Leipzig War Crimes Trials, establishing a legal precedent for future war crime prosecutions, including the Nuremberg Trials. The book also examines the broader impact of this largely forgotten tragedy.