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When the Wind Blows
Book • 1982
Raymond Briggs' 'When the Wind Blows' is a powerful graphic novel that critiques government preparations for nuclear war.
It follows Jim and Hilda Bloggs, a retired couple, as they naively prepare for and face the devastating consequences of a nuclear strike.
The book is a stark reminder of the horrors of nuclear war and the helplessness of ordinary people in such crises.
It follows Jim and Hilda Bloggs, a retired couple, as they naively prepare for and face the devastating consequences of a nuclear strike.
The book is a stark reminder of the horrors of nuclear war and the helplessness of ordinary people in such crises.
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Mentioned by Tom Newton-Dunn as an incredibly sad book released around the same time as Exercise Abel Archer.

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A new age of nuclear weapons
Mentioned by James Delingpole as a picture book illustrating an elderly couple's experience during a bombing.

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