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Proms Plus: Sinking of the Lusitania

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Aug 12, 2018

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Historians Laura Rowe and Saul David discuss the controversy surrounding the 1915 German torpedo attack that sank the RMS Lusitania, killing 1198 passengers and crew. Presented by Anindya Raychaudhuri.

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Aug 12, 2018

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