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New York Times best selling author William R. Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real...a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages...A war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP). A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies.
Months before publication, One Second After has already been cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read, a book already being discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a truly realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. It is a weapon that the Wall Street Journal warns could shatter America. In the tradition of On the Beach, Fail Safe and Testament, this book, set in a typical American town, is a dire warning of what might be our future...and our end.
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WILLIAM R. FORSTCHEN has a Ph.D. from Purdue University with specializations in Military History and the History of Technology. He is a Faculty Fellow and Professor of History at Montreat College. He is the author of over forty books, including the New York Times bestselling series Gettysburg and Pearl Harbor (coauthored with Newt Gingrich), as well as the award-winning young adult novel We Look Like Men of War. He has also authored numerous short stories and articles about military history and military technology. His interests include archaeological research on sites in Mongolia, and as a pilot he owns and flies an original World War II "recon bird." Dr. Forstchen resides near Asheville, North Carolina with his teenage daughter Meghan and their small pack of golden retreivers and yellow labs.
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53 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Fans of the author will not be disappointed by his latest work.
Forstchen examines the effect of an attack on the U.S.A. using an EMP(or rather three EMPs). The electro magnetic pulse ruins most electrical gadgets; computers and anything controlled by them, data storage, modern vehicles and planes, electricity generators,water supply, medical equipment, phones and radios.
The small town in which the story is set reverts to a barter economy and its shops soon run out of food and medicines. Local law enforcement has to cope with increasingly desperate local citizens,stranded motorists, and refugees from the big cities hoping to find food and shelter.
Forstchen examines the big issues mainly by looking at the impact on one family. This approach works well, and the reader is drawn in, wondering "what would I do in that situation?"
The reason I gave this book 4 stars rather than 5 may sound trivial. Every single "could have, should have, would have, might have" in the book is written as "could of, should of" etc.After reading several dozen of these I almost ended up shouting at the book. I guess I'm getting old.
Forstchen examines the effect of an attack on the U.S.A. using an EMP(or rather three EMPs). The electro magnetic pulse ruins most electrical gadgets; computers and anything controlled by them, data storage, modern vehicles and planes, electricity generators,water supply, medical equipment, phones and radios.
The small town in which the story is set reverts to a barter economy and its shops soon run out of food and medicines. Local law enforcement has to cope with increasingly desperate local citizens,stranded motorists, and refugees from the big cities hoping to find food and shelter.
Forstchen examines the big issues mainly by looking at the impact on one family. This approach works well, and the reader is drawn in, wondering "what would I do in that situation?"
The reason I gave this book 4 stars rather than 5 may sound trivial. Every single "could have, should have, would have, might have" in the book is written as "could of, should of" etc.After reading several dozen of these I almost ended up shouting at the book. I guess I'm getting old.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read a lot of (mostly fictional) books about apocalpytic events and major disasters, but this is one of the most interesting I have found for a long time. The author has clearly gone to some effort to research and think about what would happen if the US were attacked by electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons. These devices are nuclear weapons that are detonated high above the ground so that the usual associated effects (fire, radiation, fallout etc) are not a major issue. However, an electromagnetic wave destroys all electronic devices.
The story is set in the author's real-life neighbourhood and follows a small town in the aftermath of the attack. Nobody is killed immediately but power fails, nothing dependent of computers (including most vehicles) works, communications are lost and nothing can be delivered. The tale is centred around one family in particular, led by a history professor with military experience, who becomes a member of the town council.
The way in which the town handles the lack of food, medical care and all the modern things we take for granted is fascinating. The book is written at just the right pace to show the various problems as they evolve. The book is clearly written as a warning about what could happen, and it is very effective at pointing out all the things that could occur in a realistic manner.
A great, tense story with a serious message.
The story is set in the author's real-life neighbourhood and follows a small town in the aftermath of the attack. Nobody is killed immediately but power fails, nothing dependent of computers (including most vehicles) works, communications are lost and nothing can be delivered. The tale is centred around one family in particular, led by a history professor with military experience, who becomes a member of the town council.
The way in which the town handles the lack of food, medical care and all the modern things we take for granted is fascinating. The book is written at just the right pace to show the various problems as they evolve. The book is clearly written as a warning about what could happen, and it is very effective at pointing out all the things that could occur in a realistic manner.
A great, tense story with a serious message.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
William R. Forstchen
One Second After
What happens if the bomb goes off or missiles explode in the sky above North Carolina? What happens if every electronic device breaks and no car will be able to start?
Whatever the reason that is what happens. There is no radio or television to tell the citizens what to do and from complete silence the chaos emerges.
John Matherson is the main character in this book version of a clone between Independence Day and If Tomorrow Comes. He is a teacher but conveniently military trained as well. He is also vulnerable as he is the father of a young girl with diabetes in a place and at a time when medicine becomes less and less available.
This is an horror vision: The emergency generators in the local hospital do not work either, thousands of people are on the run and desperately seeking food, medicine will be stolen at any cost. The small town forms a council and celebrates their first execution within a week.
Fascinating and terrifying reading about a fighting man showing a plausible picture of the vulnerability of today's society.
One Second After
What happens if the bomb goes off or missiles explode in the sky above North Carolina? What happens if every electronic device breaks and no car will be able to start?
Whatever the reason that is what happens. There is no radio or television to tell the citizens what to do and from complete silence the chaos emerges.
John Matherson is the main character in this book version of a clone between Independence Day and If Tomorrow Comes. He is a teacher but conveniently military trained as well. He is also vulnerable as he is the father of a young girl with diabetes in a place and at a time when medicine becomes less and less available.
This is an horror vision: The emergency generators in the local hospital do not work either, thousands of people are on the run and desperately seeking food, medicine will be stolen at any cost. The small town forms a council and celebrates their first execution within a week.
Fascinating and terrifying reading about a fighting man showing a plausible picture of the vulnerability of today's society.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Missed one medical technical point
The book itself was kind of like the description I once heard of Arch Obler's old radio dramas. You are afraid it is going to start, but once it does start you cannot lay it down... Read more
Published 2 months ago by John F. Melka
After EMP comes Nuclear Meltdown
After EMP comes nuclear meltdown...crystal clear for every informed person
afterall, nuclear power plants need masses of fuel to cool those radioactive rods down and... Read more
afterall, nuclear power plants need masses of fuel to cool those radioactive rods down and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Louis De Cordier
Sublime book, absolutely riveting
I literally just finished this book and i can say without a shadow of a doubt, it is the best book i have ever read, it is absolutely riveting start to end, i don't want to go into... Read more
Published 7 months ago by D. Pattinson.
Must Read Book - One of the finest
What a fascinating look into a possible future. A brilliant insight into human instincts...good and bad... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mosaic34
One Second After
This book is obviously written by an author committed to exposing the dangers of the use of Electromagnetic Pulse(EMP) weapons. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ms. C. A. Hudson
I'm No Leftie, but....
This is like Little House on the Prairie, remade as a disaster movie for the 21st century, by Fox News for the Tea Party. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Kevin Wilson
Very thought provoking
'One Second After' is simply a great and terrifying read. Just stop and think how your life would change if every electronic device failed, this is the world into which Forstchen... Read more
Published 12 months ago by M. Wilson
If you could turn compost into fiction this is what you'd get.
Oh dear, perhaps it's my own fault for not reading the reviews before purchasing the book, and I didn't notice that Newt Gingrich only wrote for foreword and was not a co-author... Read more
Published 12 months ago by M. J. Nash
A bleak vision
This book was, I think, a wake-up call to a possible future that is very bleak indeed. Where most books of this genre tend to be based on the usual scenarios of the aftermath of... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Grambo
It could be closer than you think
I read somewhere that no one knows how to knock the world about like Forstchen and in this novel he gives it a real bashing. Read more
Published 16 months ago by J. N. Bullock
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