Right now 100 years ago the torpedo hit the hull of the Lusitania. 18 minutes later the ship was gone after experiencing a 2nd mysterious explosion. As i’m writing this, we’re in the 18 minute time frame shortly after 2PM in the afternoon right after lunch was served. Imagine the hurly burly and frantic scurrying around as the passengers sought to launch the lifeboats.
It’s all memoralized in my historical thriller Key to Lawrence Special Edition for sale on Amazon.com. I tried to imagine what a survivor would have felt. Dora Benley’s whole life was shaped by those 18 minutes. She becomes a patriot and will do anything and sacrifice anything to defeat the enemy in WW1 and WW2. She is the perfect woman to be the wife of one of the master minds of the Lawrence Map Plot.
Lusitania