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The War in the Air: And Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted is a military science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells and published in 1908. The novel was written in four months in 1907, and was serialized and published in 1908 in The Pall Mall Magazine.
- H.G. Wells
- 1908
Mar 2, 2018 · A classic science fiction novel about a global war fought in the air in 1907. Read the full text online or download the eBook for free.
The War in the Air postulates a near future world war, made possible by the atmosphere of fervent nationalism running wild in the various world empires, and by the sudden increase in mobility to the war departments of these nations made possible by air travel.
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Jan 1, 1997 · Jan 1, 1997. Most Recently Updated. Mar 3, 2021. Copyright Status. Public domain in the USA. Downloads. 388 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
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May 26, 2005 · Penguin Books Limited, May 26, 2005 - Fiction - 296 pages. Following the development of massive airships, naïve Londoner Bert Smallways becomes accidentally involved in a German plot to invade...
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May 1, 2009 · H. G. Wells' prophetic The War in the Air foretold the use of airplanes in warfare and the coming of World War I. First serialized in 1907 and published in book form in 1908, the novel...
