War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches

War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches
Author: Kevin J. Anderson
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2013-09-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1781162050

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.

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds
Author: Peter J. Beck
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2016-08-25
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1474229891

First published in 1897, H.G. Wells's alien invasion narrative The War of the Worlds was a landmark work of science fiction and one that continues to be adapted and referenced in the 21st century. Chronicling the novel's contexts, its origins and its many multi-media adaptations, this book is a complete biography of the life – and the afterlives – of The War of the Worlds. Exploring the original text's compelling sense of place and vivid recreation of Wells's Woking home and the concerns of fin-de-siécle Britain, the book goes on to chart the novel's immediate international impact. Starting with the initial serialisations in US newspapers, Peter Beck goes on to examine Orson Welles's legendary 1938 radio adaptation, TV and film adaptations from George Pal to Steven Spielberg, Jeff Wayne's rock opera and the numerous other works that have taken their inspiration from Wells's original. Drawing on new archival research, this is a comprehensive account of the continuing impact of The War of the Worlds.

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds
Author: John L. Flynn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2005-06
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780976940005

Earth invaded by Mars! Millions incinerated by heat ray! Panic grips nation as Martian tripods advance on Washington! Remember the headlines? They said it wouldn't happen here, and then, wave after wave, the Martians attacked the Earth with a vengeance. H.G. Wells' great novel, The War of the Worlds, chronicled the first wave. Then Orson Welles' 1938 radio broadcast, followed by George Pal's 1953 movie. The Martians kept coming! This book is a tribute to Wells and those radio, television, comic book, and film adaptations that have been inspired by it. This second edition includes material on the Steven Spielberg blockbuster (with Tom Cruise), the two Pendragon adaptations, Mars Attacks, Independence Day, The Great Martian War 1913-1917, War of the Worlds: Goliath, the 2019 BBC miniseries, the 2019 8-part Fox-Studio Canal series, and plenty more...

Dispatches

Dispatches
Author: Michael Herr
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2011-11-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0307814165

"The best book to have been written about the Vietnam War" (The New York Times Book Review); an instant classic straight from the front lines. From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, Dispatches makes us see, in unforgettable and unflinching detail, the chaos and fervor of the war and the surreal insanity of life in that singular combat zone. Michael Herr’s unsparing, unorthodox retellings of the day-to-day events in Vietnam take on the force of poetry, rendering clarity from one of the most incomprehensible and nightmarish events of our time. Dispatches is among the most blistering and compassionate accounts of war in our literature.

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds
Author: Douglas Niles
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2006-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780765350008

An updated version of H.G. Wells' classic novel of alien invasion, which pits humans with the technology of today against aliens.

The Massacre of Mankind

The Massacre of Mankind
Author: Stephen Baxter
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2017
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1524760129

Originally published: London: Gollancz, 2017.

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds
Author: Alex Lubertozzi
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2001
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781570719851

Tells the story behind Orson Welles' notorious broadcast of H.G. Wells's "The War of the Worlds" and includes the full text and illustrations of the story, plus a CD with a recording of the actual broadcast.

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds
Author: H.G. Wells
Publisher: Race Point Publishing
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2016-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1627889981

Find yourself caught in the middle of an alien invasion in the late 1800s in this thrilling science fiction classic. A classic science fiction novel, The War of the Worlds tells the story of the martian invasion of Planet Earth. This late-ninteenth century novel plays on the mood of the period in which it was written - a world with great fears for its security and long-term stability. H.G. Wells predicts the brutal savagery of twentieth-century warfare through the lens of interplanetary conflict. This edition features a new introduction by Aaron Parrett. The Knickerbocker Classics bring together the works of classic authors from around the world in stunning gift editions to be collected and enjoyed. Complete and unabridged, these elegantly designed cloth-bound hardcovers feature a slipcase and ribbon marker, as well as a comprehensive introduction providing the reader with enlightening information on the author's life and works.

Ernie's War

Ernie's War
Author: Ernie Pyle
Publisher: Touchstone
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1987
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

For all readers, especially those whose only of World War II may be from textbooks or films, Ernie's War offers a revealing, poignant look at the actual experiences of the average foot soldier swept into the tumult of battle. 9 black-and-white photographs.

Dispatches from the World

Dispatches from the World
Author: William R. Black
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2012-10-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781477264676

Percival Phillips was born in 1877. He began writing for newspapers at the age of sixteen with articles about coal miners rioting in Southwestern Pennsylvania. At the age of nineteen he began pursuing a dream of being a war correspondent with coverage of the Greco-Turkish war and later the war in Cuba. He next moved to London, England and worked for the Daily Express covering wars in Japan and Russia, Tripoli and the Balkans. Although an American the British government selected him to be one of five correspondents to cover the British portion of the Western Front during the World War I, as well as to cover the troubles in Ireland. After the war he was knighted by King George for these services. He next moved to the Daily Mail where he continued covering conflicts in Russia, China, and India, as well as problems in Iraq, the rise of Mussolini in Italy and Gandhis activities in India. In 1935 he joined the Daily Telegraph and later covered a revolution in Greece and the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. His final war was the Spanish Civil War during which he died in 1937.