The Land Ironclads

This article is about the 1903 story by H.G. Wells. For the type of military vehicle, see land battleship and armored combat vehicle.

"The Land Ironclads"
Short story by H. G. Wells
1904 illustration of the short story, showing huge ironclad land vessels, equipped with pedrail wheels
CountryUnited Kingdom
Genre(s)Science fiction
Publication

"The Land Ironclads" is a short story by British writer H. G. Wells, which originally appeared in the December 1903 issue of the Strand Magazine.[1] It features tank-like "land ironclads," 80-to-100-foot-long (24 to 30 m) armoured fighting vehicles that carry riflemen, engineers, and a captain, and are armed with semi-automatic rifles.

  1. ^ Wells, H.G. (1903). "The Land Ironclads". The Strand Magazine. 23 (156): 751–769.