What Dominic Sandbrook has said about RMS Lusitania
1 quote · 1 episode · May 24, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on RMS Lusitania once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on May 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook argues that the American claim that the munitions cargo was a routine private shipment was a stretch and the German complaint was reasonable.
“And I think a fair-minded observer... would surely say the Americans are stretching a point here”
The Rest Is History: 673. The First World War: The Submarine Strikes (Part 3) (May 24, 2026) · Listen from 32:03
Episodes
673. The First World War: The Submarine Strikes (Part 3)The Rest Is History · May 24, 2026 · 1 h 17 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recount the 1915 sinking of the RMS Lusitania by U-20, its conspiracy theories, propaganda aftermath and effect on American opinion.
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- Tom Holland · 1 quote
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