| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xiv, 382 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Collection of stories originally published 1871-1945. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-376). |
| Contents |
Introduction : The paper warriors and their fights of fantasy / I.F. Clarke -- The Battle of Dorking : reminiscences of a volunteer (1871) / George Tomkyns Chesney -- The Battle of Dorking (1871) / anonymous -- Der Ruhm, or, The wreck of German unity. The narrative of a Brandenburger Hauptmann (1871) / anonymous -- La Guerre au Vingtie Siècle (1887) / Albert Robida -- The taking of Dover (1888) / Horace Francis Lester -- In a conning tower : how I took HMS Majestic into action (1888) / Hugh Oakley Arnold-Forster -- The stricken nation (1890) / Hugh Grattan Donnelly -- The raid of Le Vengeur (1901) / George Griffith -- The green curve / Ernest Swinton -- The trenches (1908) / C.E. Vickers -- The secret of the army aeroplane (1909) / A.A. Milne -- The unparalleled invasion (1910) / Jack London -- A vision of the future (1912) / Gustaf Janson -- Planes! (1913) / Frederick Britten Austin -- Danger! Being the log of Captain John Sirius (1914) / Arthur Conan Doyle -- Frankreichs Ende im Jahr 19?? (1945) / Adolf Sommerfeld. |
| Subject |
War in literature.
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War in literature. |
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Future, The, in literature.
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Future, The, in literature. |
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War stories -- History and criticism.
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War stories. |
| Genre/Form |
War stories.
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| Added Author |
Clarke, I. F. (Ignatius Frederick)
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| ISBN |
0815603584 paperback |
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081562672X |
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