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"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