Atrocity on the Atlantic - Attack on a Hospital Ship During the Great War

On June 27, 1918, a Canadian military hospital ship was torpedoed by U-Boat 86, a German submarine. The sub commander tried to kill all the survivors -- but failed. The attack was adjudicated at the Leipzig War Crimes Trials resulting in a historic legal precedent that guided subsequent war crime prosecutions.

About the author

Nate Hendley is a journalist and author of several books, primarily on crime-related subjects. His book The Beatle Bandit (about a murderous 1964 bank heist) won the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Non-Fiction in 2022. He lives in Toronto.

Summary

On June 27, 1918, a Canadian military hospital ship was torpedoed by U-Boat 86, a German submarine. The sub commander tried to kill all the survivors — but failed. The attack was adjudicated at the Leipzig War Crimes Trials resulting in a historic legal precedent that guided subsequent war crime prosecutions.

Product details

• Authors: Nate Hendley
• Publisher: Dundurn Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.04.2024
• EAN: 9781459751347
• ISBN: 978-1-4597-5134-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration