Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 151 Moffett, Cleveland 1863 1926 The Conquest of America: A Romance of Disaster and Victory, U.S.A., 1921 A.D. Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Text file produced by Suzanne Shell, Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Conquest of America: A Romance of Disaster and Victory, U.S.A., 1921 A.D." by Cleveland Moffett is a fictional narrative that was written during the early 20th century. This gripping tale explores the hypothetical scenario of a major German invasion of the United States in the aftermath of World War I, drawing on themes of military preparedness and national identity. The narrative centers around James E. Langston, a war correspondent for the "London Times," who experiences the turbulent events and catastrophic military failures firsthand, offering readers a lens through which to understand the dire consequences of unpreparedness. At the start of this narrative, the reader is introduced to James E. Langston, who is stationed in Panama and discusses the imminent threat posed by a potentially aggressive Japan, highlighting the United States' lack of military readiness. In a dramatic twist, the Panama Canal is destroyed, signaling the beginning of hostilities with Germany, who seizes the moment to launch a surprise invasion of America. The chaos escalates as German forces invade Long Island, overwhelming American defenses and prompting fears of a full-scale occupation of New York City. The opening chapters set a tense tone, portraying the emotional and strategic dilemmas faced by both military leaders and ordinary citizens as they grapple with the sudden realization of their vulnerability. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 485996 485993 2024-10-04T08:23:06.000949 2023-10-04T07:52:40.838820 text/html text/html 500320 2021-02-26T00:11:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 173138 2021-02-26T00:11:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 287630 2024-10-04T08:23:16.812850 application/epub+zip 295621 2024-10-04T08:23:10.780878 application/epub+zip 244111 2024-10-04T08:23:08.789894 application/epub+zip 604982 2024-10-04T08:23:21.495842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570828 2024-10-04T08:23:15.726870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418985 2022-09-04T11:32:06.136486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414544 414381 2024-10-04T08:23:04.838966 2023-10-04T07:52:39.974802 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 418852 2016-11-15T11:59:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 165204 2016-11-15T12:01:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 414076 2013-05-19T02:18:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 164530 2013-05-19T02:19:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 414069 2013-05-19T02:18:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164491 2013-05-19T02:19:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23782 2024-10-04T08:23:22.019830 application/rdf+xml 25420 2024-10-04T08:23:09.711879 image/jpeg 4696 2024-10-04T08:23:09.226903 image/jpeg 280005 2024-10-04T08:23:06.039904 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia