The War in the Air

The War in the Air  (1908)  by H. G. Wells

The War in the Air is a novel by H. G. Wells, written in 1907, serialized and published in 1908. Like many of Wells’ works, it is notable for its prophetic ideas, images, and concepts, in this case, the use of the airplane for the purpose of warfare and the coming of World War I. — Excerpted from The War in the Air on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Table of Contents

• Chapter I: Of Progress and the Smallways Family
• Chapter II: How Bert Smallways Got Into Difficulties
• Chapter III: The Balloon
• Chapter IV: The German Air-Fleet
• Chapter V: The Battle of North Atlantic
• Chapter VI: How War Came to New York
• Chapter VII: The "Vaterland" is Disabled
• Chapter VIII: A World at War
• Chapter IX: On Goat Island
• Chapter X: The World Under the War
• Chapter XI: The Great Collapse
• Epilogue

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