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18 juin 2024 · Less than three months later, World War II broke out. Within the year, all of western Europe would be under German occupation, and the former St. Louis passengers who were on the Continent would again be threatened by Nazi terror.
19 juin 2024 · Lusitania, British ocean liner, the sinking of which by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, contributed indirectly to the entry of the United States into World War I. The sinking led to the deaths of 1,198 people, including 128 U.S. citizens, which led to a wave of indignation in the United States.
Il y a 2 jours · A series of tit-for-tat moves intensified the naval portion of World War I. The Royal Navy had blockaded Germany at the start of the war; as a reprisal to German naval mining efforts, the UK then declared the North Sea a military area in the autumn of 1914 and mined the approaches.
18 juin 2024 · On May 13, 1939, the German transatlantic liner St. Louis sailed from Hamburg, Germany, for Havana, Cuba. On the voyage were 937 passengers. Almost all were Jews fleeing from the Third Reich.
Il y a 3 jours · It follows the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the Trojan War. After the war, which lasted ten years, his journey from Troy to Ithaca, via Africa and southern Europe, lasted for ten additional years during which time he encountered many perils and all of his crewmates were killed.
Il y a 3 jours · Titanic, British luxury passenger liner that sank on April 14–15, 1912, during its maiden voyage, en route to New York City from Southampton, England, killing about 1,500 people.
9 juil. 2024 · The Long Voyage Home is a rather harrowing account of the isolation and desperation of WWII-era merchant marines, elevated by strong character work and especially the gorgeous, dreamlike black and white cinematography by one of the industry's all-time greats.
