This training circular was written by the U.S. Army Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, TX, and published by the U.S. Army Combat Arms Training Board, Fort Benning, GA. The information conforms as closely as possible with approved Department of the Army doctrine and is intended to complement existing training literature.
A German torpedo hit the RMS Lusitania on May 7, 1915. Shortly after, a substantial second explosion shook the ship. Within 20 minutes, the vessel known as the "Greyhound of the Seas" had sunk to the ocean floor, resulting in the deaths of almost 1200 individuals. A new two-step investigation...