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> Don't mistake this booklet for "protect and survive" which was handed out in the 1970s and 1980s. this was the precursor work. They mention that further down
by Jaruzel 8y ago
> Don't mistake this booklet for "protect and survive" which was handed out in the 1970s and 1980s. this was the precursor work.
They mention that further down the article.
> The Raymond Briggs cartoon book "when the wind blows" felt more realistic to most of us.
When The Wind Blows is a must read/watch in my opinion. Having first seen it just after it came out (I read the book much later), the emotional impact of it has never left me.
- nivertech 8y agoIs there a connection between: "When The Wind Blows" and "When Shit Hit The Fan" (SHTF) ?
- andyjohnson0 8y agoWhen the Wind Blows is a allusion to the children's nursery thyme "Rock-a-bye Baby" [1]: Rock-a-bye baby On the tree tops, When the wind blows, The cradle will rock When the bough breaks, The cradle will fall, and down will come Baby, Cradle and all. In the context of Brigg's book/film, its seems clear that the bough (tree branch) that breaks is the disaster of nuclear war and the cradle/baby is us/civilisation falling down. I guess that a child-like reference emphasises the horror of the subject by way of contrast. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-a-bye_Baby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-a-bye_Baby