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Overview: The Third World War: August 1985 and The Third World War: The Untold Story are war novels by General Sir John Hackett, published in 1978 and 1982, by Macmillan in New York and Sidgwick & Jackson in London, respectively. The novels detail a hypothetical World War III waged between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in 1985, written in the style of a non-fiction historical retrospective interspersed with accounts of the conflict from the perspectives of various people.
August 1985 and The Untold Story describe largely similar events, but the latter incorporates geopolitical and technological developments made since, such as the rise of Solidarity in Poland, the Sino-Vietnamese conflicts, and the proposed militarization of space.
The actual events of the 1980s, culminating in the dissolution of the Soviet Union and German reunification, have made it impossible for the scenario depicted in the novels to occur, making them an example of retrofuturism.
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy > Alternate History
The Third World War: August 1985
The Third World War is a novel by Sir John Hackett of a fictional third world war between NATO and Warsaw Pact forces breaking out in 1985, written in the style of a non-fictional historical account. It was written in 1978 as a wake up call to NATO.
The Third World War: The Untold Story
Sir John Hackett re-examines his hypothetical scenario for World War III, incorporating the technological advances made in the four years since the publication of his book The Third World War: August 1985. The book also provides an inside look at the Soviet Politburo and the Red Army, due to input from a Soviet defector.
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Alternate ending
An alternate ending unique to The Untold Story is offered as a separate chapter, told through radio transcripts and newspaper editorials. This alternative scenario assumes that NATO acquiesced to the demands of the peace movements and anti-nuclear movements of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, and drastically scaled down their nuclear forces and nuclear sharing capabilities in favor of conventional forces (which they already had a disadvantage in), aside from France’s Strategic Oceanic Force and the U.S.’s Strategic Air Command. In contrast, the Soviet Union’s political repression and lack of freedom of speech allow them to maintain their nuclear forces, leaving the West at a major disadvantage.
The Third World War: The Untold Story (Bantam Books) by General Sir John Hackett
with the additional Alternate ending here:
https://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=1346&t=5445311&hilit=John+Hackett.
