THE WAR IN THE AIR IBD

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&ldquo,An extraordinary concoction&mdash,as if H. G. had shaken up Kipps and The War of the Worlds and poured out a new story that would appeal both to those who liked his social comedies and those who had been impressed by his early fantasies of terror.&rdquo, &mdash,Norman and Jeanne Mackenzie, H. G. Wells: A BiographyNothing ever changes in Bun Hill, the simple country town where Bert Smallways lived. It&rsquo,s enough that motor-bicycles crowd the road and the South of England Aero Club hosts a weekly ascent. But when Mr. Alfred Butteridge successfully flies his heavier-than-air machine from the Crystal Palace to Glasgow and back, Bert&rsquo,s known-world disappears.By chance or fate, Bert is trapped in Butteridge&rsquo,s hot air balloon, then kidnapped by a German air fleet. Led by Prince Karl Albert, the German fleet crosses the Atlantic Ocean to launch the world&rsquo,s first aerial attack against America. Forced into their service, Bert encounters the horror of war first-hand as human civilization collapses around him.H. G. Wells&rsquo,s foreboding futuristic novel was published in 1908. Much of his work discusses human nature in the face of warfare and includes many technological developments before they existed. This 100-year-anniversary reprint edition remembers a world before aircrafts ruled the skies. Edited by H. G. Wells-scholar Aaron Worth, this reprint includes an introductionáas well as additional reading recommendations.