The Land Ironclads

landironclads_300H. G. Wells. ‘The Land Ironclads.’ The Strand Magazine, 26, no. 156 (December 1903): 751-64.
052 STR

‘The Land Ironclads’ prophetically sees trench warfare resolved by the technologically superior side’s invention of tanks.

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The First Men in the Moon

first_men_in_moon_transport_300H. G. Wells. ‘The First Men in the Moon.’ The Strand Magazine, 20, no. 120 (December 1900): 697-705.
052 STR

In this romance, Wells imagines a substance called ‘Cavorite’, after its inventor, which is resistant to gravity. The heroes build a sphere made of Cavorite and travel to the moon, where they encounter the insect-like alien race the Selenites.

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The War in the Air, and Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted

war_in_the_air_transport_300H. G. Wells. The War in the Air, and Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted. Illustrated by A. C. Michael. London: George Bell and Sons, 1908.
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Wells foresaw powered flight as early as 1900’s Anticipations. In The War in the Air, Wells predicts a war between Germany and the alliance of Britain and the United States; the invention of powerful aircraft and the bombing of civilian populations that reduces civilization back to the level of the Iron Age.

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