What-if German invasion of Britain, 1914?

[Colonel Kilgore]

Interesting story in The Grauniad online today:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/05/miles-of-forgotten-trenches-dug-in-england-during-first-world-war-unearthed-again

I had certainly not realised the extent to which the threat of a German invasion in 1914 was seen as so real, nor the preparations made to counter it. An interesting spin on a 1914 what-if scenario, perhaps?

[Simon]

There is a good novel set and written a decade  earlier called The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers.  This reflects well how early this concern really was.  The book was also made into a film in 1979.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Riddle_of_the_Sands

Regards

Simon

[Colonel Kilgore]

Yup - a good film!

[Sean Clark]

Seconded....set around the turn of the century?

[Leman (Andy)]

I've always fancied doing the invasion of about 1890, just to have a red coated home service army. I know Lurkio is working on that in 15mm, but my current opposition is in 10mm. Hoping Pendraken might come up with some home service figures at some stage.

[Dave Fielder]

Did the 1871 Battles of Dorking and Surbiton earlier this year in 6mm with Bloody Big Battle rules. RFCM Walter Schnaffs looks like it could provide a good run out for this scenario.
http://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/the-battle-of-dorking-1871-boody-big.html
http://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-last-stand-at-surbiton-bloody-big.html

[Leman (Andy)]

Worth thinking about moving it back in history to then and using the 1860s Canadian militia and some Crimean figures for cavalry or pill box wearing infantry and guards.