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A tense, superb thriller for the new presidency




 

"Stimulating, interesting, exciting and worrying."

 


THE TERRIFYING NOVEL OF THE NEXT WORLD WAR

THE THIRD WORLD WAR tells the story of what happens when an American president tries to make peace with those who only want catastrophe. Every attempt at conciliation leads to more conflict. One by one, the powers that America once counted as allies become enemies, and the comfortable lives of citizens in modern societies verge of physical and emotional collapse.

A terror attack on the Indian parliament kills hundreds. Hours later a North Korean missile hits a US military base in Japan. The opening stages of the Third World War are more confusing and terrible than those in any war in history.

It is the authenticity of the politics, the insider detail, that makes this an exceptional thriller - Kirkus

Chillingly plausible - Mail on Sunday

A gripping thriller. the attention to detail in Humphrey Hawksley's new book, The Third World War, is amazing. - Business Times

Hawksley's nightmare scenario focuses on the repercussions of wrong decisions. - Japan Times


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Humphrey Hawksley

Humphrey Hawksley is a leading BBC foreign correspondent, author and commentator on world affairs. For more than twenty years he has reported on key trends, events and conflicts from all over the world.