{"product_id":"9781459751347-atrocity-on-the-atlantic-attack-on-a-hospital-ship-during-the-great-war","title":"Atrocity on the Atlantic","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAttack on a Hospital Ship During the Great War\u003cbr\u003eOn June 27, 1918, a Canadian military hospital ship was torpedoed by U-Boat 86, a German submarine. The sub commander tried to kill all the survivors — but failed. The attack was adjudicated at the Leipzig War Crimes Trials resulting in a historic legal precedent that guided subsequent war crime prosecutions.\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 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55421327212918,"sku":"9781459751347","price":18.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_13566569_33681_20250507061052.jpg?v=1748548300","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781459751347-atrocity-on-the-atlantic-attack-on-a-hospital-ship-during-the-great-war","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}