1888, Arnold-Forster, H.O. , In a Conning Tower
Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster (1888) In a Conning Tower; or, How I Took H.M.S. “Majestic” into Action. A Story of Modern Ironclad Warfare, […]
Category: Forms of Warfare
1888, Barton, S. , The battle of the Swash and the capture of Canada
Samuel Barton (1888) The battle of the Swash and the capture of Canada One of the first novels in the ‘future war’ […]
1883, Robida, A. , La Guerre au Vingtième Siècle
Albert Robida (1883) La Guerre au Vingtième Siècle A fantastical view of warfare in the 20C from the French illustrator Robida involving […]
1882, Vindex , England Crushed
Vindex (pseudonym) England Crushed; The Secret of the Channel Tunnel Revealed: Being the Literal Translation of a Secret Despatch Recently Revised and […]
1883, Forth, C. , The Surprise of the Channel Tunnel
C. Forth (1883) The Surprise of the Channel Tunnel Little information about this other than a brief entry in Norman Longmate’s (1991) Island […]
1886, Verne, J. , Robur the Conqueror
Jules Verne (1886) Robur the Conqueror [Robur-le-Conquérant] [aka. The Clipper of the Clouds] Although somewhat outside the scope of Invasion / Future […]
1885, Posteritas , The Siege of London
Posteritas (1885) The Siege of London, London, Wyman & Sons CHAPTER 1. ENGLAND’s POLITICAL MISTAKES. —THE EGYPTIAN MUDDLE.— ALARMING SIGNS IN THE […]
1887, Anonymous , The Battle off Worthing: why the Invaders never got to Dorking
Anonymous (1887) The Battle off Worthing: why the Invaders never got to Dorking As an example of how other writers picked over […]
1889, Stockton, F.R. , The Great War Syndicate
Frank Richard Stockton (1889) The Great War Syndicate, New York, Dodd, Mead and Company. Later, when Stockton turned to novels, he continued […]
1892, Colomb, Admiral P. H. , The War of 189-
Admiral P. H. Colomb (1892) The War of 189-. London, William Heinemann. Such fears found powerful expression in a new and very […]