{"product_id":"atrocity-on-the-atlantic-attack-on-a-hospital-ship-during-the-great-war-paperback","title":"Atrocity on the Atlantic: Attack on a Hospital Ship During the Great War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNate Hendley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinalist, 2025 Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book - Honourable Mention, Keith Matthews Best Book Award presented by Canadian Nautical Research Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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 \u003ci\u003e86\u003c\/i\u003e, a German submarine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSinking a hospital ship violated international law. To conceal his actions, the U-\u003ci\u003e86\u003c\/i\u003e commander had a submarine deck gun fire on survivors. One lifeboat escaped with witnesses to the atrocity. Global outrage over the attack ensued.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe incident became a pivotal case at the Leipzig War Crimes Trials, an attempt to establish justice after the Great War ended. The \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e trial resulted in a historic legal precedent that guided subsequent war crimes prosecutions at Nuremberg and elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtrocity on the Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ship's sinking, the people impacted by the attack, and the reasons why this wartime atrocity was largely forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNate Hendley\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and author of several books, primarily on crime-related subjects. His book \u003ci\u003eThe Beatle Bandit\u003c\/i\u003e (about a murderous 1964 bank heist) won the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Non-Fiction in 2022. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.9 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330331807981,"sku":"9781459751347","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/FsplQblqLz9781459751347.webp?v=1784926316","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/atrocity-on-the-atlantic-attack-on-a-hospital-ship-during-the-great-war-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}