War of the Worlds
The Anglo-Martian War of 1895
1st Edition
Published on 20. November 2015
80 pages
978-1-4728-1157-8 (ISBN)
Description
On one terrible night in August 1895, the world changed forever. Grey metal cylinders, launched from Mars and hurtled through space, came crashing down in southern England. The next 15 days were marked by courage and despair, hope and shock, defeat and fleeting victory as Queen Victoria's army struggled to contain the terrible alien threat. The war, man against machines from space, was fought without mercy on both sides. And the outcome would be decided by the smallest of things... This book covers the whole of the Anglo-Martian conflict, beginning with a look at the relative strengths and weakness of the two armies, both English and alien, and comparing the different strategies employed. It then takes a detailed look at the actual military struggle, covering all of the major engagements between the tripods and Victoria's army.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
30 b/w; 10 col
ISBN-13
978-1-4728-1157-8 (9781472811578)
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11/2015
Osprey Publishing
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Persons
Mike Brunton was born in Yorkshire and has spent all his working life having far too much fun in the games industry. In that time he's worked on everything from miniatures wargames and boardgames to BAFTA award-winning computer games. Now a freelance writer and games designer, he lives in Sussex with his partner and two young sons.
Alan Lathwell is a freelance illustrator based in the UK. He specialises in fantasy art and has a passion for Celtic and Norse mythology, which began at an early age. He uses a mixture of traditional and digital methods to create his paintings and his work has been used to illustrate children's books, role-playing games and book covers.
Alan Lathwell is a freelance illustrator based in the UK. He specialises in fantasy art and has a passion for Celtic and Norse mythology, which began at an early age. He uses a mixture of traditional and digital methods to create his paintings and his work has been used to illustrate children's books, role-playing games and book covers.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Forces at War
- The British
- The British Army
- The Royal Navy
- The Martians
- The Martian Servitors
- Other Martian Life: The 'Red Weed'
- The Fighting Machines
- The Handling Machines
- The Cylinders and the Launch Cannon
- Chapter 3: 15 Days in August
- Why England?
- The First Landing
- Martian Reinforcements
- The Battle of Woking
- The Brookwood Landings
- The Battle of Chertsey
- HMS Revenge
- Hyde Park and Parliament Square
- HMS Thunder Child
- The Army Withdraws
- The Royal Engineers' Attack at Blackheath
- The End
- Chapter 4: September 1895 and After
- Could the Martians Have Won?
- Chapter 5: Last Words
- The 'Lost' Cylinder of Knightsbridge
- Tunguska 1908
- Where are the Martians Now?
- Appendix 1: The Hunter
- Appendix 2: Winston Churchill's Martian War
