The Swoop A British Humor Classic Author:P. G. Wodehouse The Swoop! tells of the simultaneous invasion of England by several armies - "England was not merely beneath the heel of the invader. It was beneath the heels of nine invaders. There was barely standing-room." Not only is Britain unprepared for invasion, the public shows a complete disregard for the invasion - except as a source of entertainme... more »nt. And the invading armies are defeated not by the might of Britain's military, but by the cunning stratagems of an unknown "Man of Destiny", the 14-year-old Clarence Chugwater, assisted by his band of Boy Scouts. "Wodehouse concocted a preposterous plot which, unlike his models, was preposterous by intent." The Swoop! is a comical satire on the popular genre of invasion literature - Tom Clancy - lookout!« less