Patriots:Surviving the Coming Collapse by James Rawles Wesley (2006, Paperback, Expanded)

Under the guise of fiction, a plausible scenario that is
truly at odds with contemporary expectations. Regardless of the
validity, a great many people should read this to acquaint themselves
with some possibilities that are not talked about in mainstream
society.

Good story about a possible scenario. Very detailed when describing equipment - i.e. instead of "he took his pistol" he writes "He took his Glock 17 with it's 17 shot magazine". Lots of military language, some of which I was not familiar with. After reading you will know how prepared some are and how unprepared you are to survive after the economic collapse has occured.

Easy read. Fun. Thought provoking. Fiction, but reads like a story line in the future. I don't but many books but I thought this was intriguing. Is written from a Christian perspective too.

I hope that it stays a work of fiction, but I'm not so sure he isn't on target with much of the book.

The premise of the book is that an economic crisis leads in the near future to the entire melt down of civilization. A group of militia minded white collar workers back East have been preparing for some kind of melt down for years, and flee to a pre-prepared refuge in Idaho.

The book goes on to describe the military tactics and strategies the group uses in protecting itself from various kinds of roving thugs including canibals, motorcycle gangs, United Nations Troops, and illegitimate claimants to the government of the usa.

The book is widely believed to be a guide to self sufficiency and survival techniques, but in my opinion it focuses too much on militia matters and not enough on other important things like finding food.

If you are of a survivalist mindset it is well worth reading because the fictional account is used to introduce many topics that are well worth considering.

Regards,
Joseph