One Second After, by NY Times best-selling author, William R. Forstchen, gets straight to the point and gives you something intense to think about with his latest book. Imagine what would happen is the US was attacked by a Electro Magnetic Pulse that would strike wires, metal, antennas, power lines, or anything electronic?

What would you do if you woke one morning and tried to turn on TV or radio to catch the news and there's nothing? So much for the HDTV conversion! In One Second After, by NY Times best-selling author, William R. Forstchen we find out what its like when – nothing…..not a single electronic in our house works.
This thrilling story is not just imagination - the Government has already considered the possibility of such a devastating event. One Second After keeps turning the page, and it’s no wonder. Forstchen has devoted years of research to the subject, and drawn data from Congressional and Pentagon studies, which makes this book even more real than one would imagine.

But this is not just another potential Best Seller - One Second After has also been cited before the House Armed Services Committee as a grim but realistic look at the outcome after an attack by EMP weapons. For those who have seen Ocean’s Eleven starring Brad Pitt and a number of other great actors you may remember they used a EMP to shut down the Casino. Imagine what could happen if one hit the whole country?

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“In 1962 both we and the Soviets detonated nuclear weapons in space (saber rattling during the Cuban Missile Crisis) and it is reported that a number of cars. . .their ignition systems a thousand miles away from the detonation were fried because of EMP,” Forstchen points out on his website.

Dr. Forstchen, author of several NY Times best-sellers, was inspired to write this book after conversations with long-time friend and former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, who later introduced him to Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R.,MD), head of the Congressional Investigative Committee on EMP and whose 2004 report declared an EMP attack presented the single biggest threat to America.

Before the House Armed Services Committee, the Congressman endorsed Fortstchen's book in hopes that its searing, emotional story will arouse the American public to action before time runs out.

In the days to come, grim reality sets in as refugees from nearby cities flock to the country. There is still no form of communication; pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes run out of supplies; supermarket shelves are bare, and law and order heads towards complete collapse as thousands die and survivors scramble to stay alive. With only a few short months of insulin left for his youngest daughter - for John and his family it becomes a descent into hell!

Grab a lantarn if need be and settle in for a chilling journey along with Professor John Matherson and his two young daughters as they struggle to survive in One Second After!