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- Title
"Will the Germans Bombard New York?" Hugo Gernsback and the Future War Tale.
- Authors
Krome, Frederic
- Abstract
During the first decades of the twentieth century the American public developed a fascination with the concept of the future war. Indeed, by the interwar years future war tales had become a staple of American popular culture, primarily via the mass circulation pulp magazines, where they played a pivotal role in promoting the growth of the science fiction genre. This study considers the role of the future war story in engaging the American public's interest in military affairs during the first decades of the twentieth century, with a specific focus on the role of the author/editor/publisher Hugo Gernsback (1884-1967).
- Subjects
UNITED States; GERNSBACK, Hugo, 1884-1967; WAR &; society; POPULAR culture; FUTURE in popular culture; PULP magazines
- Publication
Journal of Military History, 2022, Vol 86, Issue 1, p54
- ISSN
0899-3718
- Publication type
Article