Pearl divers discover giant salamanders on one of the islands in the Pacific Ocean. It quickly becomes clear that the amphibians are capable of speaking various languages, reading, and reasoning. Soon, industrialists and magnates begin to use the trusting and hardworking creatures in construction projects throughout the world's oceans. The salamander population grows rapidly, and they form their own highly developed society. Gradually, the amphibians begin to tire of the brutal exploitation and question whether they really need humans. Salamanders around the world unite and declare a war of extermination against humanity. Written more than eighty years ago, ‘War with the Salamanders’ was intended as a warning against the growing threat of Nazism, but the book remains relevant today.