[Pete'sWife]

Read "War Day" by Whitley Streiber and James Kunetka.

It's the best nuclear apocalypse story I've ever read.

The attack occurs in 1988 (this is an old book) on NYC, D.C., San Antonio, and all the missile fields in the Dakotas.

There are anti-Reagan overtones in the text, but just ignore them.

Really, really excellent book.

[ExSoldier]

I just read a review of this book on amazon and will buy it when I get back from our vacation to Texas in a few weeks. I would recommend another book along the same lines written in 1958 but it reads as though the threat is today. Alas Babylon by Pat Frank is awesome and moves quickly because it has some action...which according to amazon, WARDAY does not.

[cvq3842]

I have read it - I remember it from a beach house one summer or something. They certainly covered a lot of different aspects.

Might make an interesting movie, but they would probably have to "dumb it down" too much.

[redgolum]

Read "War Day" by Whitley Streiber and James Kunetka.

Good book. Had some very anti Regan points, but if you ignore those pages it is very good. I personally love the lion living in the old apartment building.

[RoseD]

Whitley Steiber, wasn't he the guy repeatedly abducted by aliens??