What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Unrestricted submarine warfare
1 quote · 1 episode · May 24, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Unrestricted submarine warfare 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 the 1915 German U-boat campaign was flawed from the outset due to over-optimism about its small fleet.
“Like a lot of the sort of Germans' wheezes, this is flawed from the beginning because they've been massively over-optimistic”
The Rest Is History: 673. The First World War: The Submarine Strikes (Part 3) (May 24, 2026) · Listen from 20:47
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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