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 the beginning of a new and horrific age for humanity. And so dawns the era of Total War, in which brutal aerial bombardments reduce the great cultures of the twentieth century to nothing. As civilization collapses around Smallways, now stranded in a ruined America, he clings to only one home - that he might return to London and marry the woman he loves.
Book Details
Format
Paperback
ISBN-10
0141441305
ISBN-13
9780141441306
Publication Date
Jun 2007
Item Weight
0.54 pounds
Length
7.80 inch
Width
5.08 inch
Height
0.75 inch
Subtitle
and particularly how Mr. Bert Smallways fared while it lasted
Herbert George Wells was an English author, best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary.