Recounts little known tragic and sometimes the real story surrounding the fss cap corona a luxury ocean liner built in 1927 who scale rivaled the titanic, in fact, it stood in for the titan in nazi propaganda film and collapse of the third right and devastation of the holocausts in astonishing and disturbing ways. Columbus dispatch writes of the nazi titanic telling the story of the ship and passengers setting in in context of the chaotic and horrifying end of the war and almost forgotten subject well worth bringing to light. Were very pleased to welcome its author to Harvard Bookstore tonight please join me in welcoming robert p. Watson. [applause] thank you and thanks for coming everyone. To conclusion of my remarks ill be happy to take questions on the book or anything else you would like to talk about. We tend to think we know all there is to know about history. Especially when it comes to moment us erchghts like wold war ii or holocaust in 7 decades ains end weve had great museums
That are going to keep me reading. And now, i am delighted to introduce tonights author, robert p. Watson as the professor, historian, novelist, columnist and media commentator whose recent books include the president s wife, affairs of the state in americas first crisis, which received the 2014 gold medal in history from the independent publishers association. Sunday columnist for the sun sentinel for many years and is currently the political analyst for wp t. Five and nbc affiliate in florida. His latest book, tran 11 tran 11 tran 11 recounts the surreal stories following the ss cap corona, a luxury ocean liner builtin night june 27 whose scale rivaled the titanic. In fact, he stood in a sub one propaganda film. In catholic the collapse of the third reich and devastation of the holocaust and astonishing and disturbing ways. Columbus dispatch writes a sub one titanic the nazi titanic telling the story of its passengers sitting in the context of the chaotic and horrifying end of the wa