War Crime? Atrocity? Propaganda? The Lusitania Funerals and Corpse No. 71

This talk explores the sinking of the RMS Lusitania and the controversy that followed. It examines whether the event was a war crime, an atrocity, or a tool of wartime propaganda. The focus is on the funerals of the victims and their powerful public impact.

Special attention is given to the mysterious “Corpse No. 71.” Through this lens, the talk reveals how death, memory, and propaganda shaped public opinion during the Great War.