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Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-100306824892
ISBN-139780306824890
eBay Product ID (ePID)217111007
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Book TitleNazi Titanic : the Incredible Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II
Number of Pages312 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicHolocaust, Military / World War II, Jewish
GenreHistory
AuthorRobert P. Watson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight18.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Fascinating, insightful, and dramatic, Robert Watson's The Nazi Titanic offers a unique story from WWII--a single ship whose tumultuous history unfolds as a metaphor for the Nazi ship of state. ?Readers will be caught up in a compelling and often startling voyage." --Howard Blum , author of The Last Goodnight and Dark Invasion "Robert Watson has brought to vivid life with extensively researched detail the powerful story of this singular ship and the harrowing plight of those sent to a tragic fate in the final hours of the War. It is a riveting, little-known story of disaster and, for all too few, survival." --Deborah Oppenheimer , Academy Award-winning film producer of Into the Arms of Strangers "Robert Watson has told the story of the voyage of the Cap Arcona with poignancy and power and, above all, with fidelity to history and respect for those whose lives were lost. The Nazi Titanic is a story worth telling--unpredictable and unendingly interesting. Watson's prodigious research and mastery of the art of storytelling shine forth in every page. How sad and how angry this reader felt when the great ship went down." --Michael Berenbaum , prominent Holocaust scholar, author, filmmaker, and Director of the Sigi Ziering Institute
Dewey Edition23
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Dewey Decimal940.54/2135125
SynopsisBuilt in 1927, the German ocean liner SS Cap Arcona was the greatest ship since the RMS Titanic and one of the most celebrated luxury liners in the world. When the Nazis seized control in Germany, she was stripped down for use as a floating barracks and troop transport. Later, during the war, Hitler's minister, Joseph Goebbels, cast her as the "star" in his epic propaganda film about the sinking of the legendary Titanic . Following the film's enormous failure, the German navy used the Cap Arcona to transport German soldiers and civilians across the Baltic, away from the Red Army's advance. In the Third Reich's final days, the ill-fated ship was packed with thousands of concentration camp prisoners. Without adequate water, food, or sanitary facilities, the prisoners suffered as they waited for the end of the war. Just days before Germany surrendered, the Cap Arcona was mistakenly bombed by the British Royal Air Force, and nearly all of the prisoners were killed in the last major tragedy of the Holocaust and one of history's worst maritime disasters. Although the British government sealed many documents pertaining to the ship's sinking, Robert P. Watson has unearthed forgotten records, conducted many interviews, and used over 100 sources, including diaries and oral histories, to expose this story. As a result, The Nazi Titanic is a riveting and astonishing account of an enigmatic ship that played a devastating role in World War II and the Holocaust.
