Description: "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.
Brief description: Garrett M. Graff has spent two decades covering politics, technology, and national security. The former editor of POLITICO and longtime WIRED and CNN contributor, he writes the popular Doomsday Scenario newsletter and hosts the award-winning podcast Long Shadow. He is the author of ten books, including the #1 national bestseller The Only Plane in the Sky, the FBI history The Threat Matrix, Raven Rock, and the New York Times bestsellers The Devil Reached Toward the Sky, When the Sea Came Alive, and Watergate, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History.
Review Quotes: "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