The War Of The Worlds / A Dream Of Armageddon / The Land Ironclads: H.G. Wells

The War of the Worlds: Regarded as one of the first and greatest sci-fi novels and written before men had begun to fly, H.G. Wells has the Martians arriving on Earth in huge metal cylinders. No-one knows what these white-hot cylinders mean, until one begins to open... A Dream Of Armageddon: A white-faced stranger on a train tells the narrator that his dreams are killing him. He goes on the describe that in the future, he will be a major political figure who gives up his position to live with a younger woman on Capri. He is then approached by an envoy who begs him to resume his old duties as his political successor is going to bring about a war. What will he chose, even in a dream? The Land Ironclads:Originally published in 1903, Well's imagination uncannily conjured a vision of a 100 ft. machine with remote controlled guns and accommodation for 42 soldiers and seven officers. The story is set in a war similar to World War I and gave Wells a reputation as a prophet as the 'Ironclads' seem to anticipate the tanks of WWI. Once again, as in The War of the Worlds he describes a battle between wildly technologically unmatched opponents - one side believes they will win with their horse-riding abilities, rifle skills and healthy outdoor lifestyle that makes better soldiers than the 'city men' with their science and engineering abilities.