No one would have believed in the last years of the 19th century that our planet Earth was being observed from afar. But the Earth was not only being watched - soon it was invaded by creatures from the planet Mars. Technologically far superior, they brought death and destruction to humanity with their machines: heat rays, poison gas, and gigantic moving apparatuses left little chance for resistance. How could one stop such an army? A survivor recounts his harrowing story from the first contact with the Martians to the destruction of London.