As the Martians fire their deadly heat rays, destroying towns and cities will anyone survive against the overwhelming odds? What were the Martians doing here? This could not have been a friendly visit, so what were their intentions?
In H.G. Wells War of the Worlds, Martians are described as snake like beings that came to earth in a disc like object. When the first alien craft fell to earth every one thought it was a meteor. Unbeknownst to their knowledge it was a shuttle that took the Martians from their home planet Mars to Earth. The reason for them coming to earth is presumably to take over. Their power is overwhelming, and they are immune to human weapons. The Martians on the other hand have the heat ray, which destroys everything it comes in contact with. Martians invade earth. It is human instinct to fight back, but humans have no chance compared to the Martians overwhelming arms. In the human's eyes, these Martians came to earth and started this war. The humans cannot just sit back and let the Martians take over. So then the soldiers had to fight back at all cost. "Under a bridge I found a group of soldiers ready for battle." "During the night the Martians had been surrounded by military troops and that heavy artillery was expected." The weaponry the humans had was not effective against the Martians. Many soldiers had plans to kill the Martians but the only option that may work was to "sneak up on them and begin firing" in an ambush. The many soldiers that managed to escape had to find a place to hide. Others did not want to take the risk so they "hid under dead horses for a long time, peeping out furtively across the common" in hopes the Martians would leave. Many humans helped in the fight especially when some found out "that their loved ones were dead, so now they were doing everything possible to kill these Martians, even if it kil
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