The Great Rescue: American Heroes, an Iconic Ship, and the Race to Save Europe in WWI
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (540 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06Y4BJZPP |
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| Number of Pages | : | 251 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Great read about 1st World War! Didn't realize USA took so long to get into this war. Kindle Customer, Jim I rated this book @5 because it was a well done story. It weaved soldier's stories from different parts & brought the nurses perspective,too! What an archaic way to fight war, too, from trenches! I felt like a sitting duck about to be gassed, shot or bayoneted.. "A fine "biography" of a famous ship" according to Peter L. Belmonte. This is a well written, informative, and entertaining "biography" of an important and historic ship. Author Peter Hernon covers each of the ship's wartime cruises, and her happy post-war duty of returning doughboys to the United States. He also covers the stories of a number of noteworthy passengers and crew; these stories are sprinkled throughout the book and make for an interesting narrative. Some of the peop. and other first hand sources we learn the amazing history of this forgotten ship I was given this book by Harper Collins exchange for an honest review.An interesting and quick read about one ship's effort to help with the war. The story starts with the war beginning and the Vaterland was stopped from going home to Germany, leaving the ship, the crew, and all the passengers stuck in America. So begins the years of war and change for the ship. From a new name the Leviathan to a new purp
Peter Hernon tells the ship's story across multiple voyages and through the experiences of a diverse cast of participants, including the ship's captain, Henry Bryan; General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force; Congressman Royal Johnson, who voted against the war but enlisted once the resolution passed; Freddie Stowers, a young black South Carolinian whose heroism was ignored because of his race; Irvin Cobb, a star war reporter for the Saturday Evening Post; and Elizabeth Weaver, an army nurse who saw the war's horrors firsthand as well as a host of famous supporting characters, including a young Franklin Delano Roosevelt. For German U-Boats hunting Allied ships in the treacherous waters of the Atlantic, no target was as prized as the Leviathan, carrying more than 10,000 Doughboys per crossing. But the Germans were not the only deadly force threatening the ship and its passengers. Published in commemoration of the centennial of America's entry into World War I, the story of the USS Leviathan, the legendary liner turned warship that ferried US soldiers to Europe - a unique war history that offers a fresh, compelling look at this epic time. When war broke out in Eur