{"product_id":"9781847926210-attack-warning-red","title":"Attack Warning Red!","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow Britain Prepared for Nuclear War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e*A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK and \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e BEST PAPERBACK OF APRIL 2024*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book to tell the story of day-to-day life on the nuclear home front - from the host of #1 podcast \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtomic Hobo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo entertaining' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cracking' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe atomic bombs of 1945 changed war forever. The awesome power of the blast and its deadly fallout meant home in Britain fell under the nuclear shadow, and the threat of annihilation coloured every aspect of ordinary life for the next forty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFamilies were encouraged to construct makeshift shelters with cardboard and sandbags. Vicars and pub landlords learnt how to sound hand-wound sirens, offering four minutes to scramble to safety. Thousands volunteered to give nuclear first aid, often consisting of breakfast tea, herbal remedies, and advice on how to die without contaminating others. And while the public had to look after themselves, bunkers were readied for the officials and experts who would ensure life continued after the catastrophe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday we may read about the Cold War and life in Britain under the shadow of the mushroom cloud with a sense of amusement and relief that the apocalypse did not happen. But it is also a timely and powerful reminder that, so long as nuclear weapons exist, the nuclear threat will always be with us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eImpossible to believe, just as hard to put down' Dan Snow\u003cbr\u003e'Simultaneously horrifying, weirdly nostalgic and darkly hilarIous' Mark Haddon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Porpoise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40778503913569,"sku":"9781847926210","price":24.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_11936814_jpg.jpg?v=1712879423","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781847926210-attack-warning-red","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}