# One Second After - Paperback

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by **William R. Forstchen** (Author)

**A post-apocalyptic thriller of the after effects in the United States after a terrifying terrorist attack using electromagnetic pulse weapons.**

New York Times best selling author William R. Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real...a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages...A war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP). A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies.

Months before publication, _One Second After_ has already been cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read, a book already being discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a truly realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. It is a weapon that the Wall Street Journal warns could shatter America. In the tradition of _On the Beach_, _Fail Safe_ and _Testament_, this book, set in a typical American town, is a dire warning of what might be our future...and our end.

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### Author Biography

**William R. Forstchen** is the author of _We Look Like Men of War_, among numerous other books in diverse subjects ranging from history to science fiction. He has co-authored several books with Newt Gingrich, including _Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War_, _Pearl Harbor_, _Days of Infamy_, _To Try Men's Souls_ and _Valley Forge_. Forstchen holds a Ph.D. in History from Purdue University, with specializations in military history and the history of technology. He is currently a Faculty Fellow and Professor of History at Montreat College, near Asheville North Carolina. He is a pilot and flies an original WWII recon "warbird." He resides near Asheville with his daughter Meghan.

**Number of Pages:** 352

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN

**Publication Date:** November 24, 2009

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** One Second After

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 5.9

**Point Value:** 19

## Details

- **Price:** 26.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Books, Disaster, Fiction, Price Written on Book, Science Fiction, Technological, Thrillers

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