The War of the Worlds (SF Masterworks) Ammunition From uniforms to tanks

From uniforms to tanks

Born with a rare gift of unusually keen eyesight

They were all pioneered by women

beginning with their meeting in Paris

Stuck in a world of super-powered heroes and villains

The War of the Worlds (SF Masterworks) Ammunition From uniforms to tanksSo 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