Recommended reading

Books on World War, Conspiracies, Revisionist History and Preparedness

The following books are recommended by ThreeWorldWars. Where possible I've listed the publisher or an alternative source. Many of these titles are now out of print, so try second-hand book stores or an online search if you can't find them. The Preparedness shelf at the end goes with the Prepare section and is all in print.

See also: Freemasonry Titles and Advanced Reading.

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The Unseen Hand - An Introduction to the Conspiratorial Nature of History

by A. Ralph Epperson · Conspiratorial History

9/10 ThreeWorldWars rating

The book indirectly responsible for this website. It is the contention of the author that the major events of the past, the wars, the depressions and the revolutions, have been planned years in advance by an international conspiracy. This view is called the Conspiratorial View of History, and is definitely not the view held by the majority of historians today. The more traditional view is called The Accidental View of History, and it holds that no one really knows why events happen--they just do.

While there are many of Epperson's claims which can't be believed, this is an excellent basis to start research into the concept of Conspiratorial History. I've purchased many copies over the years as gifts for people in search of truth.

New World Order

New World Order: The Ancient Plan of Secret Societies

by William T. Still

9/10

If you already know something about the New World Order, CFR, Bilderberger, C100, etc, then the best thing about this book is the detail. Very impressive, full of leads, a little scary and great food for thought. While I don't believe everything stated in the book, accuracy is surprisingly high. Still mentions that the elites were planning 3 world wars in 1871, and everything they have planned has come true.

New World Order

The New World Order Exposed

by Victor Thorn

9/10

Shows in brilliant detail how a cabal of international bankers is deliberately trying to undermine America. This book is quite possibly the most comprehensive of its kind to expose not only who actually runs the world, but also what their goals and motives are.

Conspiratorial History

Under the Sign of the Scorpion

by Jüri Lina

8/10

Lina’s book reveals what the secret societies and the authorities are desperate to keep hidden—how Illuminati revolutionaries in the United States, Britain, and Germany—including Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin—conspired to overthrow the Czar of Russia. It details also how these monsters succeeded in bringing the bloody reign of Illuministic Communism to the Soviet Empire and to half the world’s population. Banned in most Western nations.

New World Order

New World Order

by A. Ralph Epperson

8/10

Author of "The Unseen Hand", has tried to pick up where he left off with "The New World Order". Packed with details and research, Epperson challenges the reader to turn the page only to reveal another startling revelation. Unfortunately not as detailed as his previous book, but an excellent read nonetheless.

Propaganda & History

Free to Be Human: Intellectual Self-defence in an Age of Illusions

by David Edwards

8/10

Building on the work of writers such as Chomsky and Herman, David Edwards shows how the propaganda system distorts our understanding of political, personal and spiritual issues, ensuring that we remain passive, conformist, confused and uninformed - and willing to accept the irrational values of corporate consumerism. He argues that we need to master the arts of "intellectual self-defence", in order to become able to challenge the "necessary illusions" of a system that subordinates people and planet to the drive for profit.

Hard to find? Try Green Books (now part of Bloomsbury).

Prophecy & Numerology

Numerology

by Austin Coates

8/10

In addition to representing quantities, many people believe that numbers have deeper meanings. A noted orientalist and writer, Coates explains his system of reading people's characters and predicting their fortunes based on their names and birth dates. Useful for understanding the occult meaning behind numbers.

Hard to find? Try Run For Cover Books.

Prophecy & Numerology

God's Prophetic Blueprint

by Bob Shelton

7/10

The last days, end times destruction of Satan and his forces. God's Prophetic Blueprint presents a clear discussion of the Bible prophecies concerning the final days of the earth and God's judgment of mankind, including the Rapture of the church, the Battle of Armageddon, and the Great White Throne Judgment.

Prophecy & Numerology

Mother Shipton: The Missing Prophecies

by Anthony Austin

7/10

A little known book, Mother Shipton is based on the prophecies of an Australian, Miss Frances Yule, and covers more than 1,000 years. A major war is predicted in 2007. Almost 20 predictions have been fulfilled already, including 9/11. Characters such as Rudy Giuliani, both Presidents Bush, and Vice-President Cheney, as well as Osama bin Laden are identifiable in the verses from cursory descriptions that hit the mark and give dates that are very close to the facts. Viagra is predicted thus: 'A man who cannot father children can take a new pill overnight...' and '...the drug whose name is V for sex mad orgies shall be sold'.

Modern War

Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror

by Richard A. Clarke

7/10

You cannot discuss 9-11 or Iraq, and be credible, without having read this book carefully and thoroughly. Clarke, the former counterterrorism czar for both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush is an authority on the subject. He began his federal service in 1973, in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, served under seven presidents and has been involved with national security until he resigned his position in 2003. After devoting two decades of his professional life to fighting terrorism, Mr. Clarke probably knows more about al Qaeda, Osama bin Ladin and why our government failed to prevent September 11 than anyone else in the US. Clarke begins by pointing out that four US Presidents, not one, are responsible for the over-all failure.

Propaganda & History

Lies My Teacher Told Me

by James W. Loewen

6/10

Americans have lost touch with their history, and in this thought-provoking book, Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying twelve leading high school American history texts, he has concluded that not one does a decent job of making history interesting or memorable. Marred by an embarrassing combination of blind patriotism, mindless optimism, sheer misinformation, and outright lies, these books omit almost all the ambiguity, passion, conflict, and drama from our past. Only relevant to those interested in US history.

Preparedness

Nuclear War Survival Skills

by Cresson H. Kearny

9/10

The civil-defense manual that everything else borrows from, written at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and field-tested with ordinary families: expedient fallout shelters, the home-made Kearny fallout meter, ventilation, water and food. Our nuclear disaster page draws on it, and a reader who wants the full detail on shelter building should go here next.

The original edition is in the public domain and free to read online; the Skyhorse paperback is the current print edition.

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Preparedness

When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency

by Matthew Stein

8/10

The one-volume reference for living when the grid, the supply chains and the services stop: water, food, shelter, energy, medicine, tools and the skills behind each. Dense, practical and the book most often found on preparedness shelves for good reason.

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Preparedness

Lights Out: A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath

by Ted Koppel

8/10

A veteran journalist's investigation into how a cyberattack on the American grid could leave tens of millions without power for weeks, and how little government has done to prepare. Readable and carefully sourced; the book to hand to a family member who thinks preparing is paranoia.

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Preparedness

The Survival Medicine Handbook: The Essential Guide for When Help Is NOT on the Way

by Joseph Alton MD and Amy Alton APRN

8/10

Medical care when there is no doctor: wounds and infection, fractures, burns, chronic conditions, childbirth, dental problems and the medical kit to stock in advance. Written by a physician and a nurse practitioner for people with no medical training. Pairs with our health and medicine page.

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Preparedness

Handbook to Practical Disaster Preparedness for the Family

by Arthur T. Bradley PhD

8/10

A calm, step-by-step plan for a household: water, food, shelter, light and heat, communications, money, medical needs, transportation and the family plan, each with what to buy and what to do. The closest book to our own emergency preparedness guide, and the one to start with if you want a single manual.

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Preparedness

One Second After

by William R. Forstchen

7/10

A novel: a small North Carolina town in the year after an electromagnetic pulse attack takes down every electronic device in America. The most-read work of preparedness fiction, with a foreword by Newt Gingrich, and for many readers the book that made the subject real. Read it for the questions it raises about medicine, food and community, then go to the manuals above.

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