{"product_id":"atrocity-on-the-atlantic-nate-hendley-9781459751347","title":"Atrocity on the Atlantic: Attack on a Hospital Ship During the Great War","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow a German submarine sank a Canadian military hospital ship during the First World War and sparked outrage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the evening of June 27, 1918, the \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e -- an unarmed, clearly marked hospital ship used by the Canadian military -- was torpedoed off the Irish Coast by U-Boat 86, a German submarine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSinking hospital ships violated international law. To conceal his actions, the U-86 commander had the submarine deck guns fire on survivors. One lifeboat escaped with witnesses to the atrocity. Global outrage over the attack ensued.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sinking of the \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e was adjudicated at the Leipzig War Crimes Trials, an attempt to establish justice after hostilities ceased. The \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e case resulted in a historic legal precedent that guided subsequent war crime prosecutions, including the Nuremberg Trials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtrocity on the Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e explores the \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e sinking, the people impacted by the attack, and the reasons why this wartime atrocity was largely forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nate Hendley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459751345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459751347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.71d","brand":"Nate Hendley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756628635903,"sku":"9781459751347","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c29b63dc-d4b3-4073-9992-70567efc6a95.jpg?v=1706593460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/atrocity-on-the-atlantic-nate-hendley-9781459751347","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}