The war in the air

and particularly how Mr. Bert Smallways fared while it lasted

by H. G. Wells

1908 389 pages eng ★ 2.7 (3 ratings)

Following the development of massive airships, naive 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 coutnry, and their attack leads not to victory but to…