From the #1 New York times bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the lusitania on May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country ...From the #1 New York times bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the lusitania on May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were anxious.