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Author:

Graff, Garrett M., 1981- author.

Title:

Raven Rock : the story of the U.S. Government's secret plan to save itself-while the rest of us die / Garrett M. Graff.

Publisher:

Simon and Schuster,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

529 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Civil defense--United States--History.
Crisis management in government--United States--History.
Emergency management--History.--United States--History.
Military planning--United States.
Nuclear warfare.
Cold War.
United States--Defenses.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Project S-1 -- Mr. Rance Campbell -- The Beard Lot project -- Apple Jack alert -- The spirit of Camp David -- The New Frontier -- Cuban Missile Crisis -- Angel is airborne -- The Tyler precedent -- The madman theory -- Mount Pony -- The unlikely hawk -- War games -- Designated survivor -- Nine naught eight -- 9/11 -- The days after -- Doomsday prepping.

Summary:

"The eye-opening truth about the government's secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil--even if the rest of us die--a roadmap that spans from the dawn of the nuclear age to today"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1476735425
9781476735429
1476735409
9781476735405 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2017004895

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