An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
The Third World War
Author: General Sir John Hackett
Referenced in 3 episodes
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May 12, 2022
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Dominic mentions being 'over-influenced' by this book, which depicted a hypothetical Warsaw Pact-NATO war in Europe, including a scenario where the Soviets nuke Birmingham and NATO responds by nuking Minsk.
September 01, 2021
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Referenced when discussing nuclear exchange scenarios - 'The Soviet Union will take out Birmingham, isn't that, in World War III, the General Hackett' followed by 'It's Minsk and Birmingham, I think.' This refers to General Sir John Hackett's fictional account of World War III.
February 08, 2021
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Discussed as a book about nuclear apocalypse where the Russians drop a nuclear bomb on Birmingham