“One Second After” is a very good book. In my opinion “One Second After” is a “wake-up” book, well written, short and to the point. In the same vein is also a book called “Lights out” which i found to be much more engaging (though some providential cirsumstances are unrealistic), but was written more as an enthralling story that teachs about circumstances you may not have thought of. It is also free on the internet, or was for a long time. Also of interest is “Patriots” although it is very dry and essentially a survival manual with stroy thrown in afterwards. In my humble opinion, in order of best to worst would be “Light out,” then “One Second After” and finally “Patriots.”
I only mention this, because I think there is a lot more information listed in “Lights Out,” and I liked the overall story better, and it is (or was) free, so you could hypothetically start reading it at any point you chose. Reading “One Second After” gives a clear picture of what the situation will be like, but does not talk about preparations, tactics and ideas like “Lights Out.” And “Lights Out” gives a lot of useful instruction, simple training, etc. that is not found in “One Second After.” I think it’s important tor ead both to get a clear picture of the situation and how to navigate it, but if someone could only read one, I think “Lights Out,” might be the most helpful. YMMV.
What some one needs to write on top of the survival information is where all of us like minded individuals can find each other. Starting with a means to communicate that the animals roaming the streets can’t tap into, and then an easily defensible area where we can attempt to gather and begin rebuilding society.
I’m sure many of the rest of you feel the same. If the unthinkable happens, we need to put ourselves in a position to begin reclaiming our way of life. Not the electronic goodies or any of that but just the security that the guy next to me won’t try and cut my throat in the middle of the night and vice versa.
With the amount of intelligence I’ve seen displayed amongst my fellow conservatives, we should be able to reform a civilian government, take control of the military, and begin purging the country of the ones who turned into savages, and took advantage of the situation for their own gain and gratification in fairly short order. Then the rebuilding of the society as a whole could begin in earnest.
I hope someone is thinking along those lines, or we would be doomed to exist a clannish and feudal territory of little Fiefdoms for decades. Places where weak succumb to the strong regardless of right and wrong.
United and strength in numbers should be OUR mantra should the SHTF scenario play out.