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- ISBN
- 9781476735429
- Book Title
- Raven Rock : The Story of the U. S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die
- Item Length
- 8.4in
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Military / Nuclear Warfare, Public Policy / Military Policy, United States / 20th Century, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Military / United States, Emergency Management, United States / General
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 19.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 560 Pages
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Now a 6-part mini-series called Why the Rest of Us Die airing on VICE TV! The shocking truth about the government's secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil--even if the rest of us die--is "a frightening eye-opener" ( Kirkus Reviews ) that spans the dawn of the nuclear age to today, and "contains everything one could possibly want to know" ( The Wall Street Journal ). Every day in Washington, DC, the blue-and-gold first Helicopter Squadron, codenamed "MUSSEL," flies over the Potomac River. As obvious as the Presidential motorcade, most people assume the squadron is a travel perk for VIPs. They're only half right: while the helicopters do provide transport, the unit exists to evacuate high-ranking officials in the event of a terrorist or nuclear attack on the capital. In the event of an attack, select officials would be whisked by helicopters to a ring of secret bunkers around Washington, even as ordinary citizens were left to fend for themselves. "In exploring the incredible lengths (and depths) that successive administrations have gone to in planning for the aftermath of a nuclear assault, Graff deftly weaves a tale of secrecy and paranoia" ( The New York Times Book Review ) with details "that read like they've been ripped from the pages of a pulp spy novel" ( Vice ). For more than sixty years, the US government has been developing secret Doomsday strategies to protect itself, and the multibillion-dollar Continuity of Government (COG) program takes numerous forms--from its potential to evacuate the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to the plans to launch nuclear missiles from a Boeing-747 jet flying high over Nebraska. Garrett M. Graff sheds light on the inner workings of the 650-acre compound, called Raven Rock, just miles from Camp David, as well as dozens of other bunkers the government built for its top leaders during the Cold War, from the White House lawn to Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado to Palm Beach, Florida, and the secret plans that would have kicked in after a Cold War nuclear attack to round up foreigners and dissidents and nationalize industries. Equal parts a presidential, military, and cultural history, Raven Rock tracks the evolution of the government plan and the threats of global war from the dawn of the nuclear era through the War on Terror.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1476735425
ISBN-13
9781476735429
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237508437
Product Key Features
Book Title
Raven Rock : The Story of the U. S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Nuclear Warfare, Public Policy / Military Policy, United States / 20th Century, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Military / United States, Emergency Management, United States / General
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
560 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
19.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ua927.G73 2017
Reviews
"There are details in Raven Rock that read like they've been ripped from the pages of a pulp spy novel. The book, written by national security expert Garrett M. Graff, takes us inside the bunkers cut into granite mountainsides and dug under an elite country club. He brings us deep beneath the White House on 9/11 and into the cockpit of an airplane that doesn't officially exist. As you make your way through Raven Rock , it's easy to forget that all this elaborate high-tech doomsday infrastructure is actually real. . . . Raven Rock , which should have been a Cold War history, now feels especially timely, hitting bookstores right as a President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un's on-again, off-again relationship pushes us ever closer to nuclear holocaust." -- Vice, "An encyclopedic chronicle of how the American government, for more than sixty years, has prepared for nuclear attack, most notably with bunkers underground and inside mountains to shelter government officials and other personnel--men and women who could retaliate against the enemy with nuclear weapons and begin to rebuild society. Raven Rock contains everything one could possibly want to know about these seemingly still-continuing measures to confront Armageddon." -- The Wall Street Journal, "A detailed exploration of the United States' doomsday prepping during the Cold War . . . Graff, a former editor of Washingtonian and Politico magazines, covers every technicality of the construction of underground bunkers and secret command posts, every war game and exercise, every debate over presidential succession planning and continuity of government, every accident that left us verging on nuclear war. . . . But if there is anything that Raven Rock proves with grim certitude, it is that we have little idea how events would have unfolded in a superpower nuclear conflict, and that technological limits, human emotion and enemy tactics can render the most painstaking and complex arrangements irrelevant, obsolete, or simply obscene." --Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post, "Comically macabre . . . A thorough investigation of Washington's longstanding efforts to maintain order in the face of catastrophe. In exploring the incredible lengths (and depths) that successive administrations have gone to in planning for the aftermath of a nuclear assault, Graff deftly weaves a tale of secrecy and paranoia. . . . Raven Rock is at heart a history of the Cold War and an exploration of its lasting effects on American politics. Graff's portrait of that era is more Dr. Strangelove than James Bond." -- New York Times Book Review, "A chilling portrait of how the government planned to continue to function during and after a nuclear holocaust is brilliantly told in this new valuable addition to Cold War literature that goes beyond policy and delves into logistical plans. Graff mines classified and unclassified material to create this highly informative work." -- Library Journal (starred review), "In this spellbinding narrative, Graff reveals the top secret plans the government has for its own survival and asks the reader to consider a nightmarish scenario. Crammed with new revelations--from the locations of secret bunkers hidden in the nation's small towns and dense woods to the ever-changing presidential evacuation plan--Graff carefully considers what would happen if the unthinkable occurred. I could not put it down." --Kate Andersen Brower, author of The Residence and First Women, "Equal parts thriller, sober history, and tragic comedy, Garrett Graff's Raven Rock is an indispensable volume for anyone seeking to understand how the Cold War and the specter of nuclear annihilation shaped the world. Graff is a meticulous researcher and truly gifted storyteller. Readers will find themselves mesmerized by his careful and fast-paced examination of our government's top-secret plans to survive a nuclear attack while the rest of us are turned to ash." --Del Quentin Wilber, author of Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan, "You may think you have some idea of how the United States prepared for nuclear war, but you will be shocked, appalled, amazed, fascinated, darkly amused, and just plain gob-smacked by what Garrett Graff has dug up. Deeply researched and lucidly written, Raven Rock is a haunting, compelling journey into the past--with disturbing meaning for the future." --Evan Thomas, author of Ike's Bluff and Being Nixon, " Raven Rock is gripping from page one. Brilliantly sourced and reported with exquisite detail, Garrett Graff's new book is terrifying, outrageous, and illuminating." --Annie Jacobsen , author of Area 51 and Phenomena, "In a new book exploring United States officials' detailed doomsday plans during the Cold War, writer and historian Garrett Graff presents a look at how nuclear disaster preparation shaped the modern world. . . . Through his research, Graff reveals how ineffective plans for nuclear disaster actually are when put into action. The problem with org charts and instructions? Humans." -- Time magazine, "Garrett Graff has given us a colorful and frightening account of the American government's plans for doomsday, and the secret bunkers where official could go to save themselves. These early plans still have their counterparts today, and they reveal a lot about how warfighting doctrine evolved. Read it and be fascinated--and a little scared." --Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs and Einstein
Copyright Date
2017
Lccn
2017-004895
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