The Nazi Titanic; The Incredible Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II
Boston: Da Capo Press, 2016. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xi, [1], 292 pages. Footnotes. Maps. Illustrations. Appendix I and II. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Robert P. Watson is a professor, author, historian, and media commentator. Watson is the author and editor of over 40 books on topics in history and politics, and has published hundreds of articles, book chapters, and essays. Several of his books have won awards and been featured on C-SPAN's Book TV and at major literary festivals, including Affairs of State, America's First Crisis, The Nazi Titanic, The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn, George Washington's Final Battle, and Escape. A frequent media commentator, he has been interviewed by local, national, and international print, TV, and radio outlets, including CNN, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, The New York Times, BBC, USA Today, and others. For many years, he was a Sunday columnist for the Sun-Sentinel newspaper and analyst for WPTV 5 (NBC), RTE One (Ireland), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, WFTL 850 (AM), WIOD 610 (AM), and WPBT 2 (PBS). Watson has the founder and editor of the journal, White House Studies. He has convened or co-convened a half-dozen national conferences on the American presidency and directed the annual Truman Legacy Symposium at The Harry S. Truman Little White House. Watson has won a number of awards, including the International Abraham Lincoln Center Award. In 2007 he joined Lynn University, where he holds the titles Distinguished Professor of American History and Avron Fogelman Research Professor. He was instrumental in bringing the Third Presidential Debate of 2012 to Lynn University. Built 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. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: SS Cap Arcona, Passenger Liner, Ocean Liner, Kreigsmarine, Prisoners of War, Bernadotte, Concentration Camps, Goebbels, Jews, Neuengamme, Propaganda, Refugees, Herbert Selpin, War Crimes
ISBN: 9780306824890
[Book #85156]
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