Has anyone come across the SF anthology, 'War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches' (ed. Kevin J. Anderson, Bantam 1996)? The central conceit of this anthology takes the form of descriptions of the Martian invasion from the points of view of various famous people who were around in the 'year' of the invasion (1898) - eg. Jules Verne, Mark Twain, Albert Eistein, Pablo Picasso etc., etc. Sounds a little bit naff and more than a bit contrived but is, in fact, really rather good.
My two favourite stories are 'Foreign Devils', by Walter Jon Williams, in which the Martians land in China and we see the invasion through the eyes of the Dowager Empress, and 'Night of the Cooters', by Howard Waldrop', in which the invaders are confronted by the Texas Rangers.
This anthology is highly recommended - if you can find it and if you like your fiction really weird!

DB