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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania   Erik Larson
Bloated “history” of the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 that helped eventually to nudge the U.S. into World War I. Filled with unnecessary information like what clothes one of the babies was wearing, and extensive commercial background on one of the passengers. It’s like Larson put in anything he found, relevant or not. Written a little sensationally, like true crime rather than real history. Disappointing.