The Third World War Author:General Sir John Hackett Armageddon is announced... — SHAPE Brussels 4 August 1985, Warsaw Pact Attacks Allied Command Europe STOP First light undercover and parachute operations followed by massive armoured assault along entire front STOP Heavy fighting in Central Europe STOP Allies under severe pressure STOP Soviets claim action QUOTE purely defensive UNQUOTE STOP Situ... more »ation confused STOP MFL
How, why, when and where would WWIII be fought? General Sir John HAckett - who, in the course of his long and distinguished military careet, served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff and commanded the Northern Army Group in NATO as C-in-C of the British Army of the Rhine - has constructed a gripping and astonishing narrative, presented as though written shortly after the war's end. The result is an outstanding book of compelling fascination and readability - and of the utmost seriousness and relevance to today's high-tension world.« less