The Invasion of 1910

The Invasion of 1910 is a novel written mainly by William Le Queux (along with H. W.

• Wilson providing the naval chapters).

• They reach London and occupy half the city.

It is centered on an invasion by the Germans, who have managed to land a sizable invasion force on the East Coast of England. A junior Member of Parliament organizes a resistance movement, the League of Defenders and the Germans seem unable to combat this and tighten their control of London, and suddenly find themselves faced with a popular uprising.

• Finally a newly-formed British Army marches to liberate London.

First published in 1906 this is one of the best-known examples of invasion literature, viewed by some as an example of pre-World War I Germanophobia but considered by others as prescient as it warned of the need to prepare for war with Germany.