The Invasion
by William Le Queux
Publisher: Project Gutenberg 2011
ISBN/ASIN: B005201UDY
Number of pages: 270
Description:
The object of this book is to illustrate our utter unpreparedness for war from a military standpoint; to show how, under certain conditions which may easily occur, England can be successfully invaded by Germany; and to present a picture of the ruin which must inevitably fall upon us on the evening of that not far-distant day.
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