The Great Rescue: American Heroes, an Iconic Ship, and the Race to Save Europe in Wwi, Hardcover
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Published in commemoration of the centennial of America's entry
into World War I, the story of the USS Leviathan, the legendary
liner turned warship that ferried U. S. soldiers to Europe--a
unique war history that offers a fresh, compelling look at this
epic time. When war broke out in Europe in August 1914, the new
German luxury ocean liner SS Vaterland was interned in New York
Harbor, where it remained docked for nearly three years--until the
United States officially entered the fight to turn the tide of the
war. Seized by authorities for the U. S. Navy once war was declared
in April 2017, the liner was renamed the USS Leviathan by President
Woodrow Wilson, and converted into an armed troop carrier that
transported thousands of American Expeditionary Forces to the
battlefields of France. For German U-Boats hunting Allied ships in
the treacherous waters of the Atlantic, no target was as prized as
the Leviathan, carrying more than 10, 000 Doughboys per crossing.
But the Germans were not the only deadly force threatening the ship
and its passengers. In 1918, a devastating influenza pandemic--the
Spanish flu--spread throughout the globe, predominantly striking
healthy young adults, including soldiers. Peter Hernon tells the
ship's story across multiple voyages and through the experiences of
a diverse cast of participants, including the ship's captain, Henry
Bryan; General John Pershing, commander of the American
Expeditionary Force; Congressman Royal Johnson, who voted against
the war but enlisted once the resolution passed; Freddie Stowers, a
young black South Carolinian whose heroism was ignored because of
his race; Irvin Cobb, a star war reporter for the Saturday Evening
Post; and Elizabeth Weaver, an army nurse who saw the war's horrors
firsthand; as well as a host of famous supporting characters,
including a young Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Thoroughly researched,
dramatic, and fast-paced, The Great Rescue is a unique look at the
Great War and the diverse lives it touche
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