WWI site
What an interesting website! I absolutely love learning about the World Wars and this website definitely had plenty of information. I really liked the article on the Lusitania, “RMS Lusitania: The Fateful Voyage”. I'm pretty interested in the Lusitania because my great-grandpa came to America, from Ireland, on the Lusitania in 1915. Turns out, on the Lusitania’s voyage back to England, it got torpedoed. So my great grandpa barely missed the “fateful voyage”. It was an interesting article; it described in full detail the events of the torpedoing of the Lusitania. I liked that the article argued for both sides, Germany and Britain, explaining their arguments for the happenings of the day. It really gave a different spin to the story of the Lusitania.
posted by MaryClaireM | 6:40 PM
5 Comments:
That's pretty cool that your grandfather came over on the Lusitania. It must give you an eerie feeling to think that he just missed that fateful voyage by several years...I agree with you on the point that the article made in showing the arguments for both Great Britain and Germany, because I really do think that both sides were at fault in this situation.
Sebastian
Wow!! What can I say? This website was very interesting and educational to me. I found out many things that I had never known or understood before. The one article that I found the most interesting was the Lusitania. I read about the German's view on the attack and how they felt towards it and also explained Britain's attitude towards the ship. The one thing that surprised me the most was the death tolls. 1,198 people had died and 761 people survived by being picked up by boats from Queenstown.
Also this article explained the whole scenario from the early morning up til the fettle attack. This website helped me have a better understanding about the war and the website is a very useful tool for studying.
Well I must say that I agree with you and Sebastian. The way that they made sure to give both sides of the situation was quite refreshing. Most of the time you just get one or the other, but the article makes a strong effort at showing that both sides were at fault.
No one can determine who's fault was this or that. You can back up this side, but then find out that this evidence supports the opposite. You never know. I think that is so cool Mary Claire that your Grandfather came so close to being one of the civilans on board when the Germans attacked. This sounds lame, but you feel like you can relate to history better when you know that your life was influenced(or could have been influenced) by such an incident.
That's so neat! Just imagine if he had forgotten some luggage in Europe and had to go back to get it! Yikes. And I think it's great that the website provided an unbiased view of history.
Post a Comment
<< Home