The Secret Battleplane
The Secret Battleplane

Author: Percy F. Westerman

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-10-27

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13:

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"The Secret Battleplane" by Percy F. Westerman is a thrilling adventure novel that combines the excitement of aviation with elements of espionage. Westerman's storytelling prowess shines through as he weaves a narrative filled with mystery and intrigue. The plot revolves around the quest to uncover the secrets of a revolutionary battleplane, a mission that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. With its engaging characters and pulse-pounding action sequences, this book is a must-read for anyone who enjoys aviation and espionage fiction. Westerman's ability to create an immersive and captivating story is on full display in "The Secret Battleplane."

Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Vol 1
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Vol 1

Author: R. Reginald

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 802

ISBN-13: 0941028755

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume one of Two, contains an Author Index, Title Index, Series Index, Awards Index, and the Ace and Belmont Doubles Index.

Over the Top
Over the Top

Author: Michael Paris

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2004-10-30

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0313057087

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During the Great War, books and stories for young men were frequently used as unofficial propaganda for recruitment and to sell the war to British youth as a moral crusade. Until now, this literature has been neglected by academics, but the image of the war these fictions created was remarkably enduring and, despite the appearance of post-war literature of disillusioned veterans, continued to shape the attitudes of the young well into the 1930s. This is the first detailed account of how adventure fiction represented the Great War for British boys between 1914 and the end of the war. Paris examines how such literature explained the causes of the war to boys and girls and how it encouraged young men to participate in the noble crusade on the Western Front and in other theaters. He explores the imagery of the trenches, the war in the air, and the nature of war in the Middle East and Africa. He also details the links between popular writers and the official literary propaganda campaign. The study concludes by looking at how these heroic images remained in print, enduring well into the inter-war years.

Untold War
Untold War

Author: Heather Jones

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2008-05-31

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 9047442520

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Complex, brutal and challenging, the First World War continues to inspire dynamic research and debate. The third volume to emerge from the pioneering work of the International Society for First World War Studies, this collection of new essays reveals just how plural the conflict actually was – its totalizing tendencies are shown here to have paradoxically produced diversity, innovation and difference, as much as they also gave rise to certain similarities across wartime societies. Exploring the nature of this 'plural war,' the contributions to this volume cover diverse themes such as combat, occupation, civic identity, juvenile delinquency, chaplains, art and remembrance, across a wide range of societies, including Germany, France, Britain, German colonial Africa, Belgium and Romania. With chapters on both military and cultural history, this book highlights how the first total war of the twentieth century changed social, cultural and military perceptions to an untold extent. Contributors: Alan Kramer, Dan Todman, Claudia Siebrecht, Vanessa Ther, Jan Vermeiren, Wencke Meteling, Daniel Steinbach, Aurore François, Edward Madigan, Catriona Pennell, François Bouloc, Sonja Müller, Joëlle Beurier, Lisa Mayerhofer, Heather Jones, Christoph Schmidt-Supprian, Jennifer O'Brien.

Winged Warfare
Winged Warfare

Author: Michael Paris

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780719036941

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This original study provides a significant reinterpretation of the development of air power in Britain, highlighting how in the period before 1914 aerial warfare was already becoming an increasingly forceful concept.

Imperialism and juvenile literature
Imperialism and juvenile literature

Author: Jeffrey Richards

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2017-03-01

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 152612355X

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Popular culture is invariably a vehicle for the dominant ideas of its age. Never was this truer than in the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when it reflected the nationalist and imperialist ideologies current throughout Europe. It both reflects popular attitudes, ideas and preconceptions and it generates support for selected views and opinions. This book examines the various media through which nationalist ideas were conveyed in late-Victorian and Edwardian times: in the theatre, "ethnic" shows, juvenile literature, education and the iconography of popular art. It seeks to examine in detail the articulation and diffusion of imperialism in the field of juvenile literature by stressing its pervasiveness across boundaries of class, nation and gender. It analyses the production, distribution and marketing of imperially-charged juvenile fiction, stressing the significance of the Victorians' discovery of adolescence, technological advance and educational reforms as the context of the great expansion of such literature. An overview of the phenomenon of Robinson Crusoe follows, tracing the process of its transformation into a classic text of imperialism and imperial masculinity for boys. The imperial commitment took to the air in the form of the heroic airmen of inter-war fiction. The book highlights that athleticism, imperialism and militarism become enmeshed at the public schools. It also explores the promotion of imperialism and imperialist role models in fiction for girls, particularly Girl Guide stories.

Stories and Society
Stories and Society

Author: Dennis Butts

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1992-07-01

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1349221112

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Children's literature is increasingly exposed to critical debate in England and America. There are indeed a number of histories and surveys of children's literature, but few works exist which discuss the contexts, ideologies and narrative structures of children's stories in a serious and detailed manner, or examine particular case-histories to see how the different forces interact. This is what this collection of essays attempts to do. The topics range from Little Women to Winnie the Pooh and from story forms such as 'The Adventure Story' to 'Fantasy'.