1915: A U-boat swiftly slips away as a torpedoed freighter sinks into the cold Atlantic, muffling the anguished cries of its burning crew. As war escalates around the world, Germany has shocked mankind by firing on civilian as well as military targets, including the doomed American cargo ship. Amid the international chaos, duty calls Bill Shafer from his humble home in Liverpool, and business draws Everett Stringham from his comfortable life in the United States. Their paths cross aboard the pride of the British fleet, the luxury cruise liner R.M.S. Lusitania, where Everett’s small copy of the Book of Mormon sparks a friendship with Bill, as well as outrage from Bill’s supervisor, John Todd.

Once the ship docks in New York, each of the three men is changed forever as they experience in very different ways the heartache and the healing of living the restored gospel. But after a bold threat from the German Embassy, the safety of their return voyage is in doubt. And in the deep waters of the Atlantic, that danger becomes certain as the crew and passengers of the Lusitania face a bitter enemy, a foolish captain, and a single torpedo.   

Published Reviews:

Landon Walters

Mormon Times: Borrowman's 'Attack the Lusitania'! compelling, entertaining

Jennie Hansen

Meridian Magazine

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Reader Reviews:

Shaun Pace

History lives only when people read about it, and the fascinating and tragic story of the passenger ship Lusitania is destined to survive for many years thanks to Jerry’s
captivating work. His attention to historical detail brings the story to life. I was drawn in immediately and felt like I really knew the people in the story. It is always fun to be entertained and learn history at the same time.

Norman Jenson

Historical fiction—when done right—is true to the history,  compelling, and fun to read.  The story of the sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania in World War I has been told before, but never better than in Jerry’s Attack the Lusitania.