1913, Austin, F. B. , “Planes!”
Frederick Britten Austin (1913) “Planes!” in In Action - Studies in War, London, Thomas Nelson and Sons This short story explores the impact of aeroplanes upon warfare especially on conventional troops. While many writers anticipated conflict between England and Germany, few envisioned the full scale of the war or all of the consequences, and many predictions relied too much on past precedents of less technologically-driven conflicts. Still, some futuristic visions did dream big, like the colorfully illustrated 1908 French serial La Guerre Infernale, which anticipated the second World War more than the first with its massive scale and outlandish weaponry, ...
1913, Strang, H. , The Air Patrol
Herbert Strang (1913) The Air Patrol An adventure story for juveniles. Herbert Strang was the pseudonym of two English authors, George Herbert Ely (1866–1958) and Charles James L'Estrange (1867–1947). They specialized in writing adventure stories for boys. [Wikipedia] PREFACE It needs no gift of prophecy to foretell that in the not distant future the fate of empires will be decided neither on land nor on the sea, but in the air. We have already reached a stage in the evolution of the aeroplane and airship at which a slight superiority in aircraft may turn the scale in battle. Our imperial ...
