Author: H.G. WellsPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368239775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
The War of the Worlds: Large Print
Author: H. G. WellsPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781091588417
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's..." So begins H. G. Wells' classic novel in which Martian lifeforms take over planet Earth. As the Martians emerge, they construct giant killing machines - armed with heatrays - that are impervious to attack. Advancing upon London they destroy everything in their path. Everything, except the few humans they collect in metal traps. Victorian England is a place in which the steam engine is state-of-the-art technology and powered flight is just a dream. Mankind is helpless against the killing machines from Mars, and soon the survivors are left living in a new stone age. Includes the original Warwick Goble illustrations.
The War of the Worlds
Author: H G WellsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781645940913
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
From the father of science fiction, H. G. Wells, 1898 "The War of the Worlds" tells of an unnamed protagonist who narrates the event of Southern England being invaded by Martians. Wells' novel is praised for being an influential work in invasion literature with its prophetic tales and social criticism.
The Massacre of Mankind
Author: Stephen BaxterPublisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
ISBN: 1524760129
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Originally published: London: Gollancz, 2017.
War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches
Author: Kevin J. AndersonPublisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 1781162050
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
In the spirit of H.G. Wells's classic tale of Martian invasion comes this anthology of some of today's leading authors' own renditions of the Martian invasion as it might have been seen through the eyes of such notables as Jack London, H.P. Lovecraft, Teddy Roosevelt and Pablo Picasso. Authors included are: Mike Resnick, Walter Jon Williams, Daniel Marcus, Robert Silverberg, Janet Berliner, Howard Waldrop, Doug Beason, Barbara Hambly, George Alec Effinger, Allen Steele, Mark W. Tiedemann, Gregory Benford and David Brin, Don Webb, Daniel Keys Moran and Jodi Moran, M. Shayne Bell, Dave Wolverton and Connie Willis.
War on the Waters
Author: James M. McPhersonPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 0807837326
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because they represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies were crucial to the outcome of the Civil War. In War on the Waters, James M. McPherson has crafted an enlightening, at times harrowing, and ultimately thrilling account of the war's naval campaigns and their military leaders. McPherson recounts how the Union navy's blockade of the Confederate coast, leaky as a sieve in the war's early months, became increasingly effective as it choked off vital imports and exports. Meanwhile, the Confederate navy, dwarfed by its giant adversary, demonstrated daring and military innovation. Commerce raiders sank Union ships and drove the American merchant marine from the high seas. Southern ironclads sent several Union warships to the bottom, naval mines sank many more, and the Confederates deployed the world's first submarine to sink an enemy vessel. But in the end, it was the Union navy that won some of the war's most important strategic victories--as an essential partner to the army on the ground at Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Mobile Bay, and Fort Fisher, and all by itself at Port Royal, Fort Henry, New Orleans, and Memphis.
The War of the Worlds
Author: H.G. WellsPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368239775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
The War of the Worlds Illustrated
Author: H G WellsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by Pearson's Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of both an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and of his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by Martians. The novel is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction canon.
Killing Patton
Author: Bill O'ReillyPublisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 0805096698
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Readers around the world have thrilled to Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, and Killing Jesus--riveting works of nonfiction that journey into the heart of the most famous murders in history. Now from Bill O'Reilly, iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor, comes the most epic book of all in this multimillion-selling series: Killing Patton. General George S. Patton, Jr. died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost seventy years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident--and may very well have been an act of assassination. Killing Patton takes readers inside the final year of the war and recounts the events surrounding Patton's tragic demise, naming names of the many powerful individuals who wanted him silenced.
The World Set Free
Author: H. G. WellsPublisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 1398832804
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
In this chilling science fiction novel by H.G. Wells, rich and powerful men wage the ultimate war "to end all wars". Published in 1914, The World Set Free was ahead of its time, telling the story of how newly-acquired nuclear weapons led to warfare between nations. In the book, Wells explores how social and moral dilemmas can result in self-destruction and chaos before eventually leading to solutions that create a unique utopia. Even today, this classic novel speaks to the challenges society faces due to the rise of science and technology. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.
Accelerate
Author: John P. KotterPublisher: Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN: 1625271743
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Describes how organizations can learn to move swiftly to accommodate change while still providing the necessary structures that nurture employees and long-term success.