Harry Collinson Owen (1882–1956) was a British journalist and author.

Background

During

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

he edited the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

newspaper '' Balkan News'', for the Balkan front. He published ''Salonica and After'' in 1919, a book containing primary source material. Under the

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...

Hugh Addison he wrote a science fiction novel, ''The Battle of London'', about a communist take-over. He wrote further novels and non-fiction. His novel ''Zero'' was made into a film in 1928.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Owen, Collinson 1882 births 1956 deaths British male journalists British science fiction writers 20th-century British novelists British male novelists 20th-century British male writers Members of the Order of the British Empire