Tale of the Next Great War, 1871-1914

Fictions of Future Warfare and of Battles Still-to-Come

By: I. F. Clarke

Write A Review

Hardcover | 30 April 1996

Sorry, we are not able to source the book you are looking for right now.

We did a search for other books with a similar title, however there were no matches. You can try selecting from a similar category, click on the author's name, or use the search box above to find your book.

This selection of short stories offers a return journey through the future as it used to be. Time speeds backwards to the 1870s - to the alpha point of modern futuristic fiction - the opening years of that enchanted period before the First World War when Jules Verne, H. G. Wells and many able writers delighted readers from Sydney to Seattle with their most original revelations of things-to-come. In all their anticipations, the dominant factor was the recognition that the new industrial societies would continue to evolve in obedience to the rate of change. One major event that caused all to think furiously about the future was the Franco-German War of 1870. The new weapons and the new methods of army organization had shown that the conduct of warfare was changing; and, in response to that perception of change, a new form of fiction took on the task of describing the conduct of the war-to-come.

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $89.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature Fiction Science Fiction Fantasy Fiction Fiction in Translation and Short Stories Short Stories Anthologies (non-poetry)Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction: the Paper Warriors And Their Fights of Fantasy	p. 1
Notes	p. 26
The Battle of Dorking Reminiscences of A Volunteer	p. 27
The Battle of Dorking	p. 74
Der Ruhm Or, the Wreck of German Unity: The Narrative of A Brandenburger Hauptmann	p. 77
La Guerre Au VIngtième Siècle	p. 95
The Taking of Dover	p. 113
In A Conning Tower: How I Took Hms Majestic into Action	p. 139
The Stricken Nation	p. 162
The Raid of Le Vengeur	p. 193
The Green Curve	p. 210
The Trenches	p. 234
The Secret of the Army Aeroplane	p. 251
The Unparalleled Invasion Excerpt from Walt Nervin's 'Certain Essays In History'	p. 257
A VIsion of the Future	p. 271
''Planes!'	p. 281
Danger!: Being the Log of Captain John Sirius	p. 293
Frankreichs Ende Im Jahre 19?? (1914)	p. 321
Bibliographical Notes	p. 364
Biographical Notes	p. 377
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

Tale of the Next Great War, 1871-1914

Fictions of Future Warfare and of Battles Still-to-Come

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Wild Dark Shore

Longlisted for the 2026 Stella Prize - A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick - 'A triumph . . . Breathtaking.' - HANNAH KENT

The Correspondent

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026

Mad Mabel

The Nocturnals

An endearing and witty novel of love and friendship from the bestselling author of The Best Kind of Beautiful

The Witness

Third in the series from the bestselling rural crime author of THE PROSPECT, perfect for readers of Jane Harper, Dinuka McKenzie and Chris Hammer

Between Sisters

Theo of Golden

Good Boy

The Names

'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times

Pilbara

All The Sinners Bleed

the new thriller from the award-winning author of RAZORBLADE TEARS

Yeah the Boys

A Family Matter

Margaret, Are You Leaving?

The Name Game

the mind-bending, heart-mending new love story from the author of The Flatshare

A Rising of the Lights

One Night at Silver Lake

The Couples Retreat

Metro 2035

The third darkly thrilling book in the METRO series and inspiration behind the bestselling METRO video game franchise

Things I Cannot Say

An important and powerful debut for fans of Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist.

Three Reasons for Revenge

A gripping new crime thriller from the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of What Happened to Nina?

Every Wild Soul

Winner of the inaugural Australian Fiction Prize, perfect for fans of Where The Crawdads Sing and Wild Dark Shore

When Lemons Give You Life

On the Calculation of Volume IV

'Unquestionably one of the greatest works of 21st century literature so far.' Herald

This product is categorised by