The Third World War (novel)
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The Third World War is an apocalyptic novel
, by the British journalist and author Humphrey Hawksley
, portraying the modern world as it deals with the ever-worsening geopolitical
situation. The book follows various world leaders from across the globe, as they try to act in their national and personal interests, as well as various military and civilian characters caught up in the, at first, localised predicaments, that eventually spiral into an intertwined global crisis.
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural...
, by the British journalist and author Humphrey Hawksley
Humphrey Hawksley
-Education:Hawksley was educated at the Junior and Senior schools of St. Lawrence College, an independent school for boys , in the coastal seaside town of Ramsgate in Kent, in south east England.-Life and career:...
, portraying the modern world as it deals with the ever-worsening geopolitical
Geopolitics
Geopolitics, from Greek Γη and Πολιτική in broad terms, is a theory that describes the relation between politics and territory whether on local or international scale....
situation. The book follows various world leaders from across the globe, as they try to act in their national and personal interests, as well as various military and civilian characters caught up in the, at first, localised predicaments, that eventually spiral into an intertwined global crisis.