RMS Lusitania
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RMS Lusitania has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland characterises the practice of shipping munitions on passenger liners as using civilians to shield military cargo.
“basically using civilians as human shields to kind of protect military targets”
The Rest Is History: 673. The First World War: The Submarine Strikes (Part 3) (May 24, 2026) · Listen from 32:53
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
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
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
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.