Publication

2016 - Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

73,000 words, Guess

Page Count

292 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780306824890
  • Open LibraryOL27211904M

Classifications

  • DDC940.54/2135125
  • LCCVM383.C365 W38 2016

Description

The German ocean liner SS Cap Arcona was 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. During the war Goebbels cast her as the "star" in a propaganda film about the sinking of the legendary Titanic. Used to transport German soldiers and civilians across the Baltic, in the Third Reichs final days the ship was packed with thousands of concentration camp prisoners (without adequate water, food, or sanitary facilities) and was mistakenly bombed by the British Royal Air Force. Watson has unearthed forgotten records to expose a riveting account of the Cap Arcona's devastating role in World War II and the Holocaust.

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