The Day After World War III [Hardcover]

Edward Zuckerman (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 407 pages
• Publisher: Viking Adult (June 4, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670258806
• ISBN-13: 978-0670258802
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,104,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Cold War Resource Material for Students, Historians, June 15, 2000

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Richard Fleetwood ""Study Yesterday...Pre... (Riverton, Wyoming) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Day After World War III (Hardcover)

The Day After World War III is not just another "survival" book. It's a rich resource of information about how the US government has ( and still is ) planned to WIN a nuclear confrontation. Written in 1983, in the early Reagan years, it is full of interviews, documentation, historical vignettes, and mucho footnotes ( the sources and acknowledgements section is over 46 pages alone ). I found the details exquisite, the background intrigueing, and the overall book a blockbuster to me because of MY personal interests. I have spent years researching the area of civil defense and disaster preparedness, and find this book is one of my best finds ever. I can NOT recommend this book highly enough.

It gives FAIR treatment to the entire idea of NATIONAL preparedness, the costs involved, the layers of government responsibility, the full spectrum of reasoning in these areas, and just how much minutae is required when thinking....of the unthinkable. Ever hear of "Federal Emergency Plan D"? Its on page ONE of this book. It is THE plan for use AFTER a nuclear war has started. Details beyond belief abound in all aspects of recovery of a nation.

If you CAN get a copy of this book, PLEASE do. Amazon found a used copy for me a couple of years ago, and I now have THREE. Just is case, ya know....

Unlike 'With Enough Shovels', THIS book is open and non-judgemental in its treatment of the power behind our nuclear history and defense complex. Worth the time to find and read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent source, March 9, 2001

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Time's Arrow (Scotland, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Day After World War III (Paperback)

The first review of this book hits the nail on the head.The book gives an fair view at the history of cold war civil defence planning by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It is similar to the book "Warplan UK " by Duncan Campbell about British (lack of) nuclear planning but without his often criticism of inadequacey and undertone of nuclear disarmament as the answer to survival. Buy it if you can find a copy !

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book is a great look at the US government's War Plans., March 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Day After World War III (Hardcover)

The book is great. A very informational look at nuclear warfare, and what the government plans to do about it.