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With up to 6 times as many casualties as the sinking of the Titanic and 8 times the Lusitania, the Wilhelm Gustloff was a German boat transporting mainly civilian refugees from East Prussia when it was hit and sunk by a Soviet sub near the end of WWII. This book tells the story of some of the survivors.
It was very interesting and well-researched, but it really needs better editing. 4.5/10

10,000 people died! 5 times as many of the titanic, but because they were Germans deaths during ww2 nobody knows about it. I read Ruta Septys “Salt to Sea”, and wanted to learn more about the true story. Shocking survival stories. Makes titanic look like a breeze.

A great, moving tribute to an oft-forgotten WWII tragedy.