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Diplomatic and Miltary Background

The Dogger Bank Incident, 1904

In October 1904 the Russian Navy attacked a fleet of British trawlers. The Dogger Bank incident (also known as the North Sea […]

Forms of Warfare

Warfare in Invasion Literature

General Warfare and Invasion The majority of the literature is concerned with conventional warfare and especially an invasion of Britain. Naval Warfare […]

Literary & Social Culture

Coverage in Current Media

Apart from occasional references to The Riddle of the Sands there is generally very little written today about the Invasion Literature of […]

Contemporary Publications

Blyth, J. (1909) The Swoop of the Vulture – Contemporary Review

James Blyth (1909) The Swoop of the Vulture,  London: Digby, Long, and Company. Review from New ZealandEvening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 150, […]

Contemporary Publications

Blyth, J. (1912) The Peril of Pine’s Place – Contemporary Review

‘The Peril of Pine’s Place’.The Academy and literature, 1910-1914; Jan 27, 1912; p.112 The Peril of Pine’s Place. By JAMES BLYTH. (F. […]

Contemporary Publications

Shiel, M.P. (1898) The Yellow Danger – Contemporary Review

Shiel, M.P. (1898) The Yellow Danger – Contemporary Review, The Academy Supplement, July 30, 1898 The taste for prophetic fiction is acquired. […]

Contemporary Publications

Graves, A.K. (1914) The Secrets of the German War Office – Contemporary Review

GERMAN “SPY”; Are Dr. A.K. Graves’s Revelations Genuine? – New York Times, December 13, 1914, Review of Books Are “The Secrets of […]

Contemporary Warfare Sources

Jane, F.T. (1913) Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft 1913

Fred T. Jane (1913) Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft 1913 Preface: As conjectured last year, considerable further changes have been produced in […]

Contemporary Warfare Sources

Brassey, T.A. (192) The Naval Annual 1912

Brassey, T.A. (192) The Naval Annual 1912 Provides a good description of the state of the world’s navies a couple of years […]

Contemporary Warfare Sources

Sleeman, C.W. (1880) Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare

C. W. Sleeman (1880) Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare: Containing a complete and concise account of the rise and progress of submarine warfare […]

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August 2020 Revisions

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