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Category: Torpedo Warfare

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1877, Walker, W.H. , The Invasion 

W. H. Walker (1877) The Invasion An account of an imaginary invasion of Australia by a Russian fleet. WE had lived such […]

Invasion by Tunnel, Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1882, Berney, T. , The battle of the channel tunnel and Dover Castle and forts 

Rev. Thomas Berney (1882) The battle of the channel tunnel and Dover Castle and forts : a letter (March 11th, 1882, but […]

Aerial Warfare, Chemical & Biological, Speculative SF, Submarine Warfare, Torpedo Warfare, Works

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 […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

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 […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

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 […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1887, Clowes, W.L. , The Great Naval War of 1887 

William Laird Clowes (1887) The Great Naval War of 1887 Originally published anonymously. Attributed also to Alan Hughes Burgoyne [Charles Gannon (2003) […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

1888, Anonymous , The Russia’s Hope 

Anonymous (1888) The Russia’s Hope: Or Britannia No Longer Rules the Waves; Showing How the Muscovite Bear Got at the British Whale […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

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, […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

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’ […]

Mainstream Invasion Literature, Torpedo Warfare, Works

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 […]

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