| Edition |
First Da Capo Press edition. |
| Description |
xi, 292 pages, 8 pages of unnumberd plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-283) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: history's secrets -- Part I. Opening act: Germany's Titanic -- A bold idea -- The queen of the Atlantic -- An urgent message -- Part II. Starring role: Nazi propaganda film -- Rewriting history -- Hollywood on the Rhine -- Raising the Titanic -- The celebrated Selpin -- A new star -- Blockbuster -- Part III. Third role: evacuation ship -- The tide of war changes -- Evacuation -- Neuengamme -- A cruel race -- Swedish savior -- Part IV. Final role: floating concentration camp -- Exodus -- Floating concentration camps -- In the bunker -- Operation Rainbow -- Death from above -- Waves -- Part V, Curtain call -- Final act -- Aftermath. |
| Summary |
Traces the untold story of a German luxury liner that was used as a movie prop for the Nazi propoganda film, "Titanic," before being acquired for military service as a people carrier and floating concentration camp. |
| Subject |
Cap Arcona (Ship).
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Ocean liners -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British.
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Shipwrecks -- Germany -- Lübeck Bay -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
0306824892 (hardcover) : $25.99 |
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9780306824890 (hardcover) |
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