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BALLARD, ROBERT. D with DUNMORE,SPENCER: : EXPLORING THE LUSITANIA - Probing the Mysteries of the Sinking That Changed History

LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,1995.

ISBN 0297813145.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,price-clipped dw/dj.Glossy, laminated,colour+sepia photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear to edges,corners of spine/backstrip with minimal creasing to same.Small, internal sellotape repair to head of spine /backstrip; miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing and rubbing to two top corners - no other nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean.Clean,green paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain green eps.UK,Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,12-227pp includes colour pictorial illustrated half-title page, colour photographic title page,contents list,10 chapters including an epilogue, profuse b/w+sepia contemporary photographs,paintings by Ken Marschall, and diagrams,a chronology,end matter, photograph+illustrations credits,a biblio and an index. Avenge the Lusitania! was the slogan emblazoned on British recruiting posters during the second year of the Great War.In May of 1915,a German torpedo sank the sleek liner Lusitania with the loss of 1,195 civilian lives.The sinking turned world opinion against Germany,and the deaths of 123 American passengers was the first step in bringing the Unites States into WWI.But almost from the moment the torpedo was fired,controversy has surrounded the Lusitania.Why did she sink so quickly? Why was there a second explosion? Had the liner been carrying munitions for the British? Did Winston Churchill,then First Sea Lord,allow the sinking in the hope that it might draw America into the war? Rumours of conspiracies and cover-ups surround the liner,and eighty years later(then 1995) she is still a ship of mystery. In August of 1993,Dr Robert Ballard,the discoverer of the Titanic and the Bismarck,led an expedition to the wreck of the Lusitania,off the coast of Ireland,in search of answers.Using a small submarine and remotely controlled camera vehicles, Ballard and his team studied the wreck like a team of underwater detectives trying to solve a murder mystery.Their high-quality underwater images of the shattered wreck can now shed light on the cause of the sinking that sent to the bottom in minutes. Ballard's conclusions are authoritative and provide a fascinating,definitive account of what happened on that fateful May afternoon eighty years ago.Exploring the Lusitania is also a glorious illustrated history of one of the proudest examples of the age when liners ruled the sea lanes,featuring Ballard's excellent underwater photography paired with high- quality archival material in fascinating "then and now" spreads.And paintings by the noted marine artist Ken Marschall,who accompanied Ballard on his expedition and was able to paint the Lusitania first-hand from a submarine,capture the lost liner in all her shattered poignancy. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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BALLARD,ROBERT D. with DUNMORE,SPENCER: : EXPLORING THE LUSITANIA - Probing the Mysteries of the Sinking That Changed History

LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,1995.

ISBN 0297813145.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Glossy, laminated, colour+sepia photographic illustrated dw/dj,with negligible shelf-wear to edges, corners of spine/backstrip with minimal creasing to same.Miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing and rubbing to corners and head of spine/backstrip - no other nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean, contents bright, tight and clean. Clean, green paper-covered bds with bright, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain green eps.Qrto,12-227pp includes colour pictorial illustrated half-title page, colour photographic title-page, contents list, 10 chapters including an epilogue, profuse b/w+sepia contemporary photographs, paintings by Ken Marschall, and diagrams, chronology, end matter, photograph+illustrations credits, biblio and an index. Avenge the Lusitania! was the slogan emblazoned on British recruiting posters during the second year of the Great War.In May of 1915, a German torpedo sank the sleek liner Lusitania with the loss of 1,195 civilian lives.The sinking turned world opinion against Germany, and the deaths of 123 American passengers was the first step in bringing the Unites States into WWI.But almost from the moment the torpedo was fired, controversy has surrounded the Lusitania.Why did she sink so quickly? Why was there a second explosion? Had the liner been carrying munitions for the British? Did Winston Churchill, then First Sea Lord, allow the sinking in the hope that it might draw America into the war? Rumours of conspiracies and cover-ups surround the liner, and eighty years later(then 1995) she is still a ship of mystery. In August of 1993, Dr Robert Ballard, the discoverer of the Titanic and the Bismarck, led an expedition to the wreck of the Lusitania, off the coast of Ireland, in search of answers.Using a small submarine and remotely controlled camera vehicles, Ballard and his team studied the wreck like a team of underwater detectives trying to solve a murder mystery.Their high-quality underwater images of the shattered wreck can now shed light on the cause of the sinking that sent it to the bottom in minutes. Ballard's conclusions are authoritative and provide a fascinating, definitive account of what happened on that fateful May afternoon eighty years ago.Exploring the Lusitania is also a glorious illustrated history of one of the proudest examples of the age when liners ruled the sea lanes, featuring Ballard's excellent underwater photography paired with high-quality archival material in fascinating "then and now" spreads.And paintings by the noted marine artist Ken Marschall, who accompanied Ballard on his expedition and was able to paint the Lusitania first-hand from a submarine, capture the lost liner in all her shattered poignancy. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.

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