March New Release - Survive the Bomb

Title: Survive the Bomb

             

Subtitle: The Radioactive Citizen’s Guide

 to Nuclear Survival

Author/s: Eric G. Swedin

RRP: $21.99

ISBN: 9780760340318

Format:  Hardback, 192 pages

Dimensions: 19.8cm x 13.5cm

Publisher: Zenith Press

Aust. Release Date:  March 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

The launch of Russia's Sputnik satellite in 1957 began an era where American citizens were haunted by fears of annihilation. Survive the Bomb documents U.S. government efforts to calm the collective psyche with nuclear survival handouts. These cheerful and naive representations unintentionally inspired countless schoolchildren to question authority at an early age. This strange era reached its peak in 1962 with the Cuban Missile Crisis, lasting at least until the fall of the Berlin Wall. The nightmare still lingers today with the terrorist threat of dirty bombs and efforts by countries like Iran and North Korea to build their own nuclear arsenals. Keep this book at the ready next to the emergency drinking water and vacuum-packed canned meats and vegetables for that moment when the sabre-rattling between the world’s superpowers turns Atomic.