War of the Worlds book?

Question

In what ways does the war in War of the Worlds compare to other wars in human history?

Answer 1

It prefigures other wars in human history, because it was written before the First World War. In the years before 1914, Herbert George Wells conceived two kinds of wars in Europe or the world. In addition to "The War of the Worlds," he wrote "When William Came." This last was an account about how Britain and Germany went to war, and Germany won. In the last chapter, the English and the German occupiers together are waiting to greet Kaiser Wilhelm II. So in writing "War of the Worlds," H. G. Wells did not just write science fiction. He saw what was coming.