The Battle of Dorking

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Mentioned by

Mentioned by

Tom Holland

when discussing invasion scare stories in England.

Mentioned by Oliver Morton in relation to the origins of modern science fiction and its use of military speculation.

Mentioned by

Sir Lawrence Freedman

as a classic pre-First World War invasion‑scenario piece that shaped popular strategic imagination.

Mentioned by Speaker 1 as one of the first novels responding to anxiety about the possibility of invasion.

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