The War In the Air: and particularly how Mr. Bert Smallways fared while it lasted (Illustrated) - Paperback

by A. C. Michael (Illustrator), H. G. Wells (Author)

Like many of Wells's works the novel is notable for its prophetic ideas, images, and concepts-in this case, the use of the aircraft for the purpose of warfare and the coming of World War I. The novel's hero is Bert Smallways, a "forward-thinking young man" and a "kind of bicycle engineer of the let's-'ave-a-look-at-it and enamel-chipping variety."