{"product_id":"9781459751347","title":"Atrocity on the Atlantic","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow a German submarine sank a Canadian military hospital ship during the First World War and sparked outrage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the evening of June 27, 1918, the \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e — an unarmed, clearly marked hospital ship used by the Canadian military — was torpedoed off the Irish Coast by U-Boat 86, a German submarine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSinking hospital ships violated international law. To conceal his actions, the U-86 commander had the submarine deck guns fire on survivors. One lifeboat escaped with witnesses to the atrocity. Global outrage over the attack ensued.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sinking of the \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e was adjudicated at the Leipzig War Crimes Trials, an attempt to establish justice after hostilities ceased. The \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e case resulted in a historic legal precedent that guided subsequent war crime prosecutions, including the Nuremberg Trials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtrocity on the Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e explores the \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e sinking, the people impacted by the attack, and the reasons why this wartime atrocity was largely forgotten.","brand":"Nate Hendley (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Dundurn Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-02-13","offer_id":44663103324415,"sku":"9781459751347","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_189d5402-2049-4679-8973-39ab9539989f.jpg?v=1705734600","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781459751347","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}