Facing the Flag

By Jules Verne

Facing the Flag or For the Flag is a patriotic novel by Jules Verne. Like The Begum's Millions which Verne published in 1879 , it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon (what would now be called a weapon of mass destruction) with the threat finally overcome through the force of French patriotism. It can be considered one of the first books dealing with problems which was to become paramount half a century after its publication: brilliant scientists discovering new weapons of great destructive power, whose full utilisation might literally destroy the world; the competition between various powers to obtain control of such weapons; and also the efforts of ruthless non-state groups to have it

• Language: English
• Publisher: Flip
• Release date: May 8, 2018
• ISBN: 9782291018513

Jules Verne

Victor Marie Hugo (1802–1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement and is considered one of the greatest French writers. Hugo’s best-known works are the novels Les Misérables, 1862, and The Hunchbak of Notre-Dame, 1831, both of which have had several adaptations for stage and screen.

Reviews for Facing the Flag

[danielstj · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This novel did not hold the permanence that other Verne novels had with me. I feel that it was rushed, a bit slapdash, and not necessarily eventful in the way that needed to be done. For all these reasons, and more, I don't consider it a good selection of Verne's work.2 stars.