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Like many of Wells's works the novel is notable for its prophetic ideas, images, and concepts-in this case, the use of the aircraft for the purpose of warfare and the coming of World War I. The novel's hero is Bert Smallways, a "forward-thinking young man" and a "kind of bicycle... Read Full Overview

Following the development of massive airships na ve Londoner Bert Smallways becomes accidentally involved in a German plot to invade America by air and reduce New York to rubble. But although bombers devastate the city they cannot overwhelm the country and their attack leads... Read Full Overview

Complete and unabridged edition. The War in the Air , a military science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, written in four months in 1907 and serialised and published in 1908 in The Pall Mall Magazine, is like many of Wells's works notable for its prophetic ideas, images, and concepts--in... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

The classic H. G. Wells book, The War in the AIr, written before World War I but predicting the rise of airplanes in warfare. Nice edition with 16 illustrations and cover from the first 1908 edition.

The War in the Air, a military science fiction novel... Read Full Overview

The War in the Air is a novel by H. G. Wells, written in 1907, serialized and published in 1908 in The Pall Mall Magazine. Like many of Wells's works, it is notable for its prophetic ideas, images, and concepts, in this case, the use of the aircraft for the purpose of warfare... Read Full Overview

At the beginning of the twentieth century the invention of the airplane revolutionizes warfare and precipitates a devastating world war. Nations race to build armadas of airships; cities across the globe are bombed; flying navies clash above the Alps and India. The United States... Read Full Overview

Annotated Content This edition has been annotated with the following unique content. Historical Context Detailed 20th Century Analysis "It's not war that's insane, you see. It's the morality of it. It's not decent." "The War in the Air" by H.G. Wells is a gripping novel published... Read Full Overview

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.The War in the Air, a military science fiction... Read Full Overview

H.G Wells, The war in the Air, describe the disasters of Bert Smallways, a cycle engineer from Bun Hill, England who luckily becomes the eye-witness to the German air attack against the United States, which created world war. Smallways incidentally trades places with Mr. Alfred... Read Full Overview

"This here Progress," said Mr. Tom Smallways, "it keeps on.""You'd hardly think it could keep on," said Mr. Tom Smallways.It was along before the War in the Air began that Mr. Smallways made this remark. He was sitting on the fence at the end of his garden and surveying the great... Read Full Overview