This popular juvenile adventure series provided an escape, particularly this story set during the War in which Tom invents a huge airship designed for military use with a mechanism to deal with recoil of heavy weaponry.

Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, The Naval Terror of the Seas, is Volume 18 in the original Tom Swift novel series published by Grosset & Dunlap. The story was written in 1915, and World War I, known as The Great War, was already in progress. As the story opens, Tom is explaining his newest invention to his friend, Ned Newton. Just as Tom is in the middle of explaining the problems he is having, a fire erupts in one of the sheds, where explosives are stored. After the fire has been put out, careful investigation shows that the fire was set deliberately. In preparation for presenting his new airship to the United States Government, Tom has invited a Lieutenant Marbury, from the Navy, to review his ship. Marbury informs Tom of a possible plot against Tom and his inventions, past and present. Tom scoffs at the idea, but soon finds out otherwise, as his new airship is hijacked by foreign spies with an unknown agenda.

In 'Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship; Or, The Naval Terror of the Seas' by Victor Appleton, readers are immersed in a thrilling tale of adventure and innovation as Tom Swift embarks on a mission to build an aerial warship to combat threats on the seas. The book is characterized by its fast-paced plot, vivid descriptions of technological advancements, and a narrative style that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. Set in a time when aviation was still a novel concept, Appleton's work serves as a testament to the fascination with scientific progress and exploration in the early 20th century literature landscape. The integration of futuristic inventions and daring escapades adds a sense of excitement and wonder to the story, making it a captivating read for both young and adult audiences alike.

Tom Swift has enthralled generations of children with his amazing adventures. So return to a simpler time put away your cynicism and dust off your sense of wonder because you're off on a series of grand adventures! Include here are Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon (Or the Longest Shots on Record) Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone (Or the Picture That Saved a Fortune) Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship (Or the Naval Terror of the Seas)

Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders is the 20th book in the original Tom Swift series. "Every boy possesses some form of inventive genius. Tom Swift is a bright, ingenious boy and his inventions and adventures make the most interesting kind of reading." "These spirited tales convey in a realistic way, the wonderful advances in land and sea locomotion and other successful inventions. Stories like these are impressed upon the memory and their reading is productive only of good." This series of adventure novels starring the genius boy inventor Tom Swift falls into the genre of "invention fiction" or "Edisonade".

Tom Swift is approached by the owner of a circus to use one of his airships to search for a lost hunter, who went missing somewhere in South Africa while searching for a tribe of giants.