"Military Theory: A Technical Anyalysis of War of the" Topic

…. WORLDS' EQUIPMENT, STRATEGY & OPERATIONS

"This article is a "history" of H.G. Wells classic science fiction novel, "The War of the Worlds", as if it actually happened, complete with technological assessments, logistical evaluations and strategic analyses. Naturally, the first subject will be prominent given the vast technological superiority of the invading Martians.

One incident in particular from the book can serve as the basis for this technical analysis: the encounter between three Martian war machines and HMS Thunder Child as described in book one, chapter seventeen. The battle, which is depicted as taking place off the mouth of the River Blackwater in Essex, was the only known incident in the war where Humans defeated the Martians. When the Martians arrive at the coastline, HMS Thunder Child is laying offshore with other ironclads of the Royal Navy escorting shiploads of refugees fleeing the Martians. The Martians wade out into the ocean in pursuit of the refugee fleet…"

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Armand

"Thunder Child" seems like a Wellsian retort to Kipling's cruiser "HMS Pedantic".

(smile)

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Armand