# Recommend Third World War books **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-third-world-war-books/818633 "2018-07-26T18:57:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-third-world-war-books/818633/21 "2018-07-28T23:32:08Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I came in here to suggest this thinking no one had even heard of it let alone recommend it because it has been out of print for probably a decade and a half and like four posts mentions it. I enjoyed it. It’s a good read if you can find a copy. I’m quite familiar with it, I used it as a book report in 9th grade, quite different from the usual sports biographies than most of my classmates used. It is an excellent book as it deals with a less than apocalyptic nuclear war. I’ll certainly grab another copy next time I see it in a used book store. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-third-world-war-books/818633/22 "2018-07-29T00:00:42Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > If you can ignore 2018 and place yourself mentally in 1959, [Alas, Babylon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alas%2C_Babylon) is something of a classic of the genre. It drags in places, but overall it’s a good portrayal of how the residents of a small Florida town deal with the anticipation, the actuality and the aftermath. +1. I read this my senior year of high school and loved it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-third-world-war-books/818633.md?page=1)