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DANGER! - ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE KARTONIERT (TB)

The Title story of this volume was written about eighteen months before the outbreak of the war
and was intended to direct public attention to the great danger which threatened this country.
It is a matter of history how fully this warning has been justified and how  even down to the
smallest details  the prediction has been fulfilled. It is an amazing thing that the English 
who have the reputation of being a practical nation  never saw the danger to which they were
exposed. For many years they had been spending nearly a hundred millions a year upon their army
and their fleet. Squadrons of Dreadnoughts costing two millions each had been launched. They
had spent enormous sums upon cruisers  and both their torpedo and their submarine squadrons
were exceptionally strong. They were also by no means weak in their aerial power  especially in
the matter of seaplanes. Besides all this  their army was very efficient  in spite of its
limited numbers  and it was the most expensive in Europe. Yet when the day of trial came  all
this imposing force was of no use whatever  and might as well have not existed. [...]
Collection of mysterious and thrilling short stories by the creator of famous Sherlock Holmes
and Dr. Watson. Originally published in 1918.

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