Concordia Library: World War I: Submarine Warfare

Remember the Lusitania

British WWI recruitment poster reminds citizens about the torpedoed steamship 'Lusitania' by German U-boat on 7 May 1915.

The Granger Collection / Universal Images Group

RECRUITMENT POSTER, 1915. - British Recruitment Poster From World War I, Reminding Citizens Of The Sinking Of The Cunard Steamship 'Lusitania' By German Submarine On 7 May 1915.. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 10 Nov 2011

Lusitania: Germans Provoke US

Why?

When the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed the British ocean liner Lusitania carrying 1,962 passengers on May 7, 1915, the act would ultimately trigger the United States' entry into WWI.

Until that time, the United States had chosen to remain neutral. However, between the continued German submarine warfare and the British interception of the Zimmerman Telegram in January 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked the United States Congress for permission to engage in war.

Complying, Congress officially declared war on Germany and its allies on April 6, 1917.

Read!

Remember the Lusitania!

by Diana Preston

940.4 PRE

(available in Phoenix Center Library)

Watch!

Last Voyage of the Lusitania [videorecording]

produced by Peter Schnall

DVD 910.4 LAS

World War 1, U-Boats, Caricature 1914

German U-Boats 'The Man on the Sea', Caricature by E. Kuntze, 2nd October 1914.

World War 1, U-Boats, Caricature 1914. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 14 Nov 2011.

Books on Submarines

An Illustrated History of the First World War by by John Keegan
Call Number: R 940.3 KEE
ISBN: 037541259X
Publication Date: 2001
Photographs, maps, illustrations, and text help chronicle the history of the First World War, providing information on key events, battles, and figures.
World War I: Almanac by by Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast
Call Number: R 940.3 PEN
ISBN: 0787654760
Publication Date: 2002
Contains essays that examine twelve elements of World War I, discussing events leading up to the conflict, the start of the war, the first years on the Western front, the expansion of the war, war at sea, the home front, and other topics; and includes photographs, maps, a time line, and research and activities ideas.
World War I: Primary Sources by by Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast
Call Number: R 940.3 PEN
ISBN: 0787654787
Publication Date: 2002
Provides approximately thirty full or excerpted speeches, diary entries, novels, poems, correspondence, and artwork related to World War I, with information placing each in context.