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Major Battles of WWI: Submarine Warfare

During 1914-1918, World War I raged across Europe's Western and Eastern Front. With trench warfare, airplanes, and submarines, battles were bloody and cost millions of lives. Conditions were brutal and there were very few decisive victories. This guide hi

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

German U-Boat Attack

German U-Boat Attack / World War I.
Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 26 Oct 2011.