The Sinking of the 'Lusitania'
An animated dramatization of the notorious World War I German torpedoing of the ocean liner, Lusitania.
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"This is a tough animated film to rate, as in some ways this is a wonderful film and in others it's lousy. When it comes to mobilizing the American public to demand war and volunteer to fight abroad, it was top-notch propaganda. It did so much to justify our entry into the war to destroy the evil Hun! But, history has shown us a lot that was not discussed in the film. First, the Lusitania was not an innocent passenger liner. Recent dives have found detonators and other contraband were being carried on this passenger liner. Second, the Germans were at fault for this pointless war--as were t..."
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As First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill allowed civilian ships to transport war munitions for the Western Front. He prevented German U-Boats from searching the ships by illegally arming merchant ships, introducing Q-ships with concealed deck guns, and by ordering merchant captains to evade and submarines that surfaced.
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An animated dramatization of the notorious World War I German torpedoing of the ocean liner, Lusitania.