{"title":"Robert P. Watson","description":"Robert P. Watson, PhD, has published three dozen nonfiction books, two encyclopedia sets, three novels, and hundreds of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, and reference essays on topics in politics and history. A frequent media commentator, Watson has been interviewed by outlets throughout the United States and internationally and serves as the political analyst for WPTV 5 (NBC) in Florida. For many years he was also a Sunday columnist with the Sun-Sentinel newspaper. An award-winning author, Watson's recent books include The Presidents' Wives; Affairs of the State; and America's First Crisis, which received the 2014 Gold Medal in History from the Independent Publishers' Association (IPPY). He is a Distinguished Professor of American History at Lynn University.","products":[{"product_id":"the-ghost-ship-of-brooklyn-an-untold-story-of-the-american-revolution-hardcover","title":"The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe most horrific struggle of the American Revolution occurred just 100 yards off New York, where more men died aboard a rotting prison ship than were lost to combat during the entirety of the war.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoored off the coast of Brooklyn until the end of the war, the derelict ship, the HMS \u003cem\u003eJersey\u003c\/em\u003e, was a living hell for thousands of Americans either captured by the British or accused of disloyalty. Crammed below deck--a shocking one thousand at a time--without light or fresh air, the prisoners were scarcely fed food and water. Disease ran rampant and human waste fouled the air as prisoners suffered mightily at the hands of brutal British and Hessian guards. Throughout the colonies, the mere mention of the ship sparked fear and loathing of British troops. It also sparked a backlash of outrage as newspapers everywhere described the horrors onboard the ghostly ship. This shocking event, much like the better-known Boston Massacre before it, ended up rallying public support for the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevealing for the first time hundreds of accounts culled from old newspapers, diaries, and military reports, award-winning historian Robert P. Watson follows the lives and ordeals of the ship's few survivors to tell the astonishing story of the cursed ship that killed thousands of Americans and yet helped secure victory in the fight for independence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51365898977503,"sku":"9780306825521","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/swwtSAuPl9780306825521.webp?v=1789073664"},{"product_id":"the-nazi-titanic-the-incredible-untold-story-of-a-doomed-ship-in-world-war-ii-paperback","title":"The Nazi Titanic: The Incredible Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilt in 1927, the German ocean liner SS \u003ci\u003eCap Arcona\u003c\/i\u003e was the greatest ship since the RMS \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the most celebrated luxury liners in the world. When the Nazis seized control in Germany, she was stripped down for use as a floating barracks and troop transport. Later, during the war, Hitler's minister, Joseph Goebbels, cast her as the \"star\" in his epic propaganda film about the sinking of the legendary \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following the film's enormous failure, the German navy used the \u003ci\u003eCap Arcona\u003c\/i\u003e to transport German soldiers and civilians across the Baltic, away from the Red Army's advance. In the Third Reich's final days, the ill-fated ship was packed with thousands of concentration camp prisoners. Without adequate water, food, or sanitary facilities, the prisoners suffered as they waited for the end of the war. Just days before Germany surrendered, the \u003ci\u003eCap Arcona\u003c\/i\u003e was mistakenly bombed by the British Royal Air Force, and nearly all of the prisoners were killed in the last major tragedy of the Holocaust and one of history's worst maritime disasters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although the British government sealed many documents pertaining to the ship's sinking, Robert P. Watson has unearthed forgotten records, conducted many interviews, and used over 100 sources, including diaries and oral histories, to expose this story. As a result, \u003ci\u003eThe Nazi Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting and astonishing account of an enigmatic ship that played a devastating role in World War II and the Holocaust.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368479293663,"sku":"9780306825439","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/wHcsF25P_C9780306825439.webp?v=1789128500"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/robert-p-watson.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}