Packed with rich detail and analysis, this exciting tale of war at
sea relates the dramatic and moving true story of the sinking of
the British liner Laconia and its consequences for the conduct of
marine warfare. Duffy discusses in rich detail the dire and
dramatic true story of the sinking of the British Liner Laconia by
the dreaded U-Boat 156, a vessel crowded with 1800 Italian POWs,
103 Polish soldiers, and 463 officers and crew. As Laconia went
down, U-156 surfaced and sent a signal that brought two other
U-boats, an Italian submarine, and three Vichy French warships to
assist with rescue operations. But on the morning of September 16,
a U.S. bomber flew over U-156, now packed with several hundred
Laconia survivors. The crew unfurled a large Red Cross flag.
Nevertheless, the submarine was attacked. The Laconia survivors
were ordered over the side into lifeboats. Damaged, U-156 left the
area as other U-boats commenced rescue operations. In the wake of
the incident, German Admiral Karl Donitz issued the Laconia Order
demanding that all attempts to rescue Allied survivors of merchant
ships be ended. The order provoked an international outcry against
inhumane treatment of survivors stranded at sea. In the aftermath
of the war, Donitz was charged and acquitted of war crimes in
connection with this order.
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