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_aSmith, George O. _q(George Oliver), _d1911-1981 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe incredible invasion |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2022 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1948 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2022-06-04 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. | ||
| 520 | _a"The Incredible Invasion" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s. The book delves into themes of geopolitical tensions, warfare, and the intricacies of political maneuvering amid the backdrop of post-World War II international relations. It explores the haunting potential of biological warfare as a tool for territorial expansion without traditional military conflict. The storyline centers around Jim Franklen, a representative of the United Nations Weapon Security Council, who is tasked with examining the burgeoning influence of the Central Power, led by the ambitious Commissario Hohmann. As Franklen investigates Hohmann’s legal but morally dubious expansion tactics, he discovers that the Central Power is using public health crises to weaken neighboring regions and integrate them into its territory without firing a shot. Throughout his mission, Franklen grapples with the moral implications of aggression masked as humanitarianism and the dilemma of using atomic weapons against a backdrop of growing world unrest. Ultimately, the book presents a speculative reflection on the nature of conflict and the potential for future wars to be fought through more insidious means. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated, 1948 |
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| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aDiseases -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aEpidemics -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aDictators -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aUnited Nations -- Fiction | ||
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_aAyers, Dick, _d1924-2014 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1948 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68233 |
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