Part of the story is seen through the eyes of the writer’s brother, who escapes from London and boards a ship for Belgium. He experiences a dramatic sea battle between the Martian and Britain’s most powerful warships. At this point in the story it seems inevitable that the world will fall under the domination of the Martian.
ฝฝฝJust when things seem most desperate, the writer discovers that the Martian are being killed by Earth’s germs. Against the odds he is reunited with his wife and left to reflect upon the huge influence that the war has had upon mankind.