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If War Comes, front cover

United Kingdom Edition

If War Comes

Warnings, Shelter, Evacuation and Daily Life: Civil Protection for Every Household

Calm, factual guidance for the effects of war at home.

Collection
Ready When It Matters, book 4
Format
Paperback, 172 pages
ISBN
979-8163204052
Availability
Available now

Across Europe, governments now ask ordinary households to be ready for the effects of war: strikes far from any front line, long power cuts, false information and, at worst, having to leave home.

If War Comes is a clear, fact-checked guide to what that could mean in practice and what to do, drawing on official UK and European advice and on real events from the Blitz to Ukraine since 2022.

Inside: how modern conflict reaches civilians, and what the UK asks of households; Emergency Alerts, sirens and how other countries warn their people; choosing the safest place to shelter in a house or a flat; explosions, unexploded objects, radiation and chemical incidents; when power, water and networks are targeted; disinformation and scams, evacuation and daily life in a long crisis; looking after minds, volunteering, quick action cards and UK numbers.

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Ready When It Matters

Calm, practical and fully illustrated guides that help ordinary households prepare for a crisis, from storing water to keeping warm in a long power cut.

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