Unrestricted submarine warfare
Subject in History
Unrestricted submarine warfare has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
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
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.