This one is interesting: Great Pacific War was written in 1925, and it imagined what a naval war between the United States and Japan would have looked like if it happened in 1931. It’s highly plausible – many of the Japanese moves in that war were reflected in our World War II, which may not have been accidental (it was an influential book, apparently) – but I’m struck more by the differences. The Imperial Japanese are remarkably more respectful of the laws of war in this book, for one thing. Although that may be balanced out by the casual assumption that of course poison gas would be used in battle this time, too. Still, definitely worth a read, especially at that price.
And so, adieu to Our Lady of Darkness.
Moe Lane