{"product_id":"book-ilkf","title":"Atrocity on the Atlantic","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow a German submarine sank a Canadian military hospital ship during the First World War and sparked outrage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On the evening of June 27, 1918, the \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e—an unarmed, clearly marked hospital ship used by the Canadian military—was torpedoed off the Irish Coast by U-Boat 86, a German submarine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sinking hospital ships violated international law. To conceal his actions, the U-86 commander had the submarine deck guns fire on survivors. One lifeboat escaped with witnesses to the atrocity. Global outrage over the attack ensued.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The sinking of the \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e was adjudicated at the Leipzig War Crimes Trials, an attempt to establish justice after hostilities ceased. The \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e case resulted in a historic legal precedent that guided subsequent war crime prosecutions, including the Nuremberg Trials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtrocity on the Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e explores the \u003ci\u003eLlandovery Castle\u003c\/i\u003e sinking, the people impacted by the attack, and the reasons why this wartime atrocity was largely forgotten.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49351732789552,"sku":"BDilkf","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49351732855088,"sku":"ZEilkf","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49351732920624,"sku":"ZMilkf","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/545290-ilkf-Square.jpg?v=1734316918","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ilkf","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}