Can Germany Invade England?/Index

by Colonel H. B. Hanna

• "Admiral" (The Times, November 1908), on the invasion scare, 47
• Admiralty (British), estimates of tonnage required to convey Army Corps, 90; Memorandum of November 1910 on risk of invasion, 141–4
• Ardagh,Major-General Sir John, K.C.M.G., K.C.I.E., on surprise invasion of England, 50
• Armoured Cruisers, number of British, 12 et seq.; number of German, 15 et seq.
• Army, British, strength of, 64; Reserve, number of, 64
• Army Corps, strength of German, 70, 76; mobilisation, 97; concentration, 104; embarkation, 107; length of road required by German, 118
• Atlantic Ocean (Irish waters), statistics of British Fleet in, 13, 16, 62
   
• Balfour, Mr. A. J., on invasion, 39
• Baltic Sea, statistics of, German Fleet in, 15, 17, 62
• Battleships, number of British, et seq.; number of German, 15 et seq.
• Beresford, Lord Charles, on efficient seamen, 28 n.
• Brassey, Lord, on "scrapping" war- vessels, 18 n.
• Bridge, Admiral Sir Cyprian, on invasion, 56
• Broadside fire of British and German Fleets in North Sea compared, 21
   
• Cavalry with invading force, necessity for, 77; duties of, 78
• Churchill, Major A. B. N., on commerce destroying," 7 n.
• Clarke, Major F. C. H., C.M.G., on tonnage allowance for sea-transport of troops, 87 n.; on material required for landing troops, 103 n.
• Coast Guard, British, number of, 64
• Concentration, operation discussed, 104–7
• Corbett, Julian S., LL.M., on mines, 116; on the conduct of expeditions, 124 n.
• Cruisers, number of British, 12 et seq.; number of German, 15 et seq.
• Defending force (British), strength of, 64, 65
• Destroyers, number of British, 12 et seq.; number of German, 15 et seq.; use of, in repelling invasion, 143
• Dewar, Lieutenant A. C.,R.N., on boats required for landing forces, 104 n.; on landingplace for invading force, 114–6
• Displacement of British and German Fleets in North Sea compared, 20
• Dockyards (for Dreadnought class) of Great Britain and Germany compared, 23
   
• Embarkation, operation discussed, 107–11
• England, invasion scare, 35–59; presumable conditions under which invasion will be undertaken, 60. See also Great Britain
• English Channel, statistics of British Fleet in, 14, 16, 62
   
• Fleet, British, strength and disposition in European waters, 10–34; in Mediterranean Sea, 12; in Atlantic Ocean (Irish waters), 13, 16, 62; in English Channel, 14, 16, 62; in North Sea, 14, 16; displacement and average tonnage of, in North Sea, 20; broadside fire of, in North Sea, 21; its object, 141. See also Navy, British
• Fleet, German, strength and disposition in European waters, 10–34; in Baltic Sea, 15, 17, 62; in North Sea, 15, 17, 62; displacement and average tonnage of, in North Sea, 20; broadside fire of, in North Sea, 21. See also Navy, German.
• Fogs in North Sea, 120
• Furse, Colonel G. A., C.B., on tonnage allowance for sea-transport of troops, 88, 90; on sufferings of horses at sea, 102 n.; on fresh-water supply, 108 'n.
   

Germany, strategical position, 8; Navy compared with Great Britain's, 18–34, 62; dock-yard statistics, 23; merchantship statistics, 25; personnel of Navy, 28; military force compared with British, 63 et seq.; her soldiers compared with British, 68; Peace Establishment, strength of, 70; Army Corps, strength of, 70, 76; statistics of shipping tonnage, 85; tonnage required to convey invading force, 90; mobilisation difficulties, 98; concentration difficulties, 105; embarkation difficulties, 107; presumable plan of invasion discussed, 113; its choice of a landing-place for its expeditionary force, 113; reasons for believing an invasion of England impossible, 132. See also Fleet, German

• Great Britain, strategical postion, 1–9; resources for defence, 2–4; naval policy, II; Navy compared with Germany's, 18–34, 62; dockyard statistics, 23; merchantship statistics, 25; personnel of Navy, 28; and the invasion scare, 35–59; military force compared with Germany's, 63 et seq.; strength of defending force, 64; her soldiers compared with Germany's, 68; effect on ports of invading force, 83; tonnage required to convey Army Corps, 90; presumable plan for invasion of, 1 13; presumable landing-place of invading force, 113; reasons for believing invasion impossible, 132. See also Fleet, British
   
• Hamilton, Admiral Sir Vescy, on Lord Roberts's invasion scare, 46
• Hopkins, Admiral Sir John Ommanney, G.C.B., on invasion of England, 55
• Horses, transport of, by sea, 100; sufferings of, at sea, 102 n.
• Howard of Effingham, Lord, on strategy (1588), 6 n.
   
• Invading Force, constitution of, 60–81; number of troops required, 63; land-transport and supply of, 70 et seq.; sea-transport of, 82-95; effect on British ports of, 83; shipping tonnage required for, 90; boats required for landing, 102; probable landing-place, 113
• Invasion of England, presumable conditions under which it will be undertaken, 60; presumable plan for, 113; summary of difficulties to be met, 143—Scare, The, 35–59
   
• Lake, Colonel P. H. N., C.B., on surprise invasion of England, 50; on weather in the North Sea, 120
• Landing-place of invading force, the presumable, 113; accommodation required in a, 117
• Land-transport and supply of invading force, 70 et seq.
   
• Mahan, Captain A. T., D.C.L., LL. D., on obsolete vessels, 19; on transports in naval battle, 123 n.
• Marines, Royal, British, number of, 64
• "Master Mariner" (Contemporary Review, March 1911) on preparation of ships for sea, 85 n.
• Mediterranean Sea, statistics of British Fleet in, 12
• Memorandum of British Admiralty on risk of invasion, 141–4
• Merchant ships, statistics of British and German, 25; reported to carry armaments, 26
• Militia, British, number of, 64; Reserve, 64
• Mobilisation, operation discussed, 97–104
• "Modern Mariner" (The Times November 1908) on invasion scare, 42 n.
   
• Napier, Sir Charles, quotation from his Indian Mismanagement., 11
• Napoleon I. on strategy, 5
• National Reserve, British, number of, 64
• Navy, British, strength of, 12 et seq.; personnel, 28. See also Fleet, British
• — German, strength of, 15 et seq.; personnel, 28. See also Fleet, German
• Nicholson, Lieut.-General Sir William, K.C.B., on surprise invasion of England, 49, 50; on security of England from invasion, 52
• Non-combatants, statistics regarding, 72; their duties, 73 Norfolk Royal Commission, 38, 49 et seq., 77
• Norris, Admiral Sir John, plan for frustrating invasion (1744), 126 n.
• North Sea, statistics of British Fleet in, 14, 16; statistics of German Fleet in, 15, 17, 62; displacement and average tonnage of British and German Fleets in, 20; broadside fire of British and German Fleets in, 21; weather conditions in, 120
• "Nucleus crew," Mr. Balfour's description of, 16
   
• Peace Establishment, German, 70
• Personnel of British and German Navies compared, 28
• Protected Cruisers, number on British, 12 et seq.; number of German, 15 et seq.
• Pustau, Captain von, on the British seaman, 30 n.
• Roberts, Earl, on invasion of England, 41–4, 51; on maintenance of Citizen Army, 44n.; conditions under which he presumes England will be invaded, 61, 71n.; on transport of horses by sea, 100
• Royal Commission on the risk of invasion, 38, 49 et seq., 77
• — Marines, British, number of, 64
   
• Sailing vessels, British use of, in over-sea expeditions, 86 n.
• Sailors, statistics of, British and German Navies, 28

Schellendorff, General Bronsart von, on strategy, 7 n.; on the transport of troops, 43, 44; on vehicles requisite for attacking force, 73; on remounts, food, and forage, 75; on constitution of an army, 76 n.; on the necessity for cavahy, 77 n.; on transport of horses by sea, 101 n.; on difficulties of concentration, 105, 106; on time and length of road required by Army Corps to deploy, 118 n.; on troopships in naval battle, 123; on the necessity for good weather when landing troops, 129 n.

• Scouts, number of British, in home waters, 14, 16
• Sea-transport of invading force, 82–95
• Skeleton, or maintenance, crew, description of, 16
• Soldiers, comparison of British and German, 6S
• Submarines, number of British, 18; number of German, 18; use of, in repelling invasion, 143
• Supply and land-transport of invading force, 70 et seq.
   
• Territorial Force, British, number of, 64
• Times Correspondent for Naval Affairs on invasion scare, 59 Tonnage of Germany's shipping, 85; amount required for invading force, 86; relation of net to gross, 89
• Torpedo Boats, number or British, 18; number of German, 18
• Turner, Major-General Sir Alfred, K.C.B., on invasion of England, 54
   
• United Kingdom, See Great Britain
   
• Weather conditions required by invading force, 119
• Weight of armaments of the rival Fleets in the North Sea, 15
• Wilson, Sir Arthur, on sufficiency of our Fleet to prevent invasion, 57
• Wireless telegraphy, its use in repelling invasion, 142
• Wolseley, Lord, on risk of invasion, 51; on tonnage allowance for sea-transport of troops, 87