8 H. G. Wells adapted his own novel about a long world war and the first rocket carrying people to the moon in 2036. At Christmas in 1940 world war threatens Europe as children play with war toys. War begins without a declaration.
Mobilization proceeds, and people flee air raids.
Bombs destroy the city. Tanks, ships, and planes do their worst. Pilot John rescues a wounded pilot, who gives his gas mask to a girl. The war goes on, and pestilence spreads as people wander and are shot. His daughter walks out and is shot.