{"product_id":"u-9-jim-thesing-9781482644852","title":"U-9: A Damned Un-English Weapon","description":"\u003cp\u003eMerriam Press Historical Fiction Series\u003c\/p\u003e Early one morning in September 1914, a new and terrible weapon changed naval warfare forever. On that morning, a single primitive German submarine sank three British armored cruisers, killing nearly 1,500 men.\u003cp\u003e Up to that moment, few people knew submarines even existed. Overnight, terror swept England. At the beginning of the First World War, England's Royal Navy had the greatest fleet of warships the world had ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Suddenly, because of one submarine's successful attack, the Royal Navy's supremacy was in question. Savage criticism rained down on the First Lord of the Admiralty, a young gentleman named Winston Churchill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e People are interested in events that changed the world, but few people know of this incident. It is a story that deserves to be told. With the approach of the centennial of World War I, now is the time to tell this story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Although this book is a work of fiction, it hews closely to historical events. Many of the people and most of the action described are based on memoirs written by participants in the 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1 map\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Thesing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1482644851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781482644852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jim Thesing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49162825597183,"sku":"9781482644852","price":13.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/u-9-jim-thesing-9781482644852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}