The Tale of the Next Great War, 1871-1914: Fictions of Future Warfare and Battles Still-To-Come

by Clarke, I. F.

• ISBN13: 9780815603580
• ISBN10: 0815603584
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-01-01
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr

Summary

The imaginary wars in this collection of sixteen stories, extensively illustrated with carefully chosen contemporary drawings, are powerful reminiscences of dominant expectations as these were perceived and projected during a fateful period of history.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction: the Paper Warriors And Their Fights of Fantasy	p. 1
Notes	p. 26
The Battle of Dorking Reminiscences of A Volunteer	p. 27
The Battle of Dorking	p. 74
Der Ruhm Or, the Wreck of German Unity: The Narrative of A Brandenburger Hauptmann	p. 77
La Guerre Au VIngtième Siècle	p. 95
The Taking of Dover	p. 113
In A Conning Tower: How I Took Hms Majestic into Action	p. 139
The Stricken Nation	p. 162
The Raid of Le Vengeur	p. 193
The Green Curve	p. 210
The Trenches	p. 234
The Secret of the Army Aeroplane	p. 251
The Unparalleled Invasion Excerpt from Walt Nervin's 'Certain Essays In History'	p. 257
A VIsion of the Future	p. 271
''Planes!'	p. 281
Danger!: Being the Log of Captain John Sirius	p. 293
Frankreichs Ende Im Jahre 19?? (1914)	p. 321
Bibliographical Notes	p. 364
Biographical Notes	p. 377
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