Are You Afraid of Martians Attacking From Above?

In H.A.7, there was a rash of mystery airship seen on the East Coast. In 1914, Count Wernhend von Zeppelin had already made large passenger carrying airships in Germany. The idea that maybe one country is leaving the world scene and another one is rising up speaks to why the British are so frightened of these things coming from the skies. Although it doesn't take long, you know, than War of the Worlds,. Orson Welles turns War of the World into an American story. And they're already ready to be afraid of Martians attacking from above.