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Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse: A Novel of the Turbulent Near Future (Expanded and Updated 33 Chapter Edition) | 
| Author: James Wesley Rawles
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Category: Book
List Price: $22.99
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Rating:  189 reviews
Sales Rank: 1289
Media: Paperback
Edition: Expanded
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 388
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 1425734073
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781425734077
Publication Date: November 15, 2006
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Product Description
Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse is novel set in the near future that describes a full scale socioeconomic collapse. More than just an exciting read, it is packed with useful survival and preparedness tips. It was described by one reviewer as "A survival manual neatly dressed as fiction."
An earlier short draft edition of the novel was distributed as shareware on the Internet in the early 1990s. At the time, despite the relatively small readership of the Internet, it had more than 82,000 downloads, making it the nets most popular shareware novel of the decade. It was hosted at seven mirror sites on three continents.
"Patriots" is distinctly pro-Christian, pro-preparedness, pro-gun ownership, and anti-racist. It is considered a "must read" by those are concerned with the fragility of our society, and those interested in preparedness. It is also popular in Libertarian circles. "Patriots" was authored by James Wesley, Rawles, the editor of www.SurvivalBlog.com
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 It's OK for doomer porn... November 24, 2005
93 out of 139 found this review helpful
Given the number of great reviews this book has received here and elsewhere, I was a bit disappointed. If you have a survivalist mindset, you probably enjoy doomer porn as much as I do. There are many books that fit into that category that are better written and more enjoyable than Patriots. That said, Patriots is not entirely without merit.
I picked up a few tips from Patriots. If you want to read a book that may give you a few new ideas for how to equip your survival retreat, complete with model numbers and suggested upgrades, this may be your cup of tea. If, on the other hand, you really care about a well developed plot, thorough exploration of characters, and believable human behavior, Patriots may not be for you. Patriots is a an awkward assemblage of character biographies, surplus catalog descriptions, gunsmithing tips, and gun battles, stitched together with some occasionally believable dialogue.
If you are familiar with the survivalist crowd, you'll notice that this book leans slightly more to the militia style of survivalism, rather than quiet self-sufficiency. As a result, the characters often seem to be spoiling for a fight. The violence is sometimes both shocking and non sequitur, leaving me wondering about the sanity of characters that are supposed to represent stability in a chaotic world.
This book is hard to come by and generally pretty expensive when you can find it. Your time and money would be better spent tracking down a copy of _Lights Out!_ on the Internet - it is a much more fun and somewhat more believable read.
At two stars, I won't get rid of my copy of Patriots, but it probably won't come off the bookshelf for a long time.
 One of the best researched books ever June 1, 2004
75 out of 87 found this review helpful
This book is a real gem. It is both a gripping piece of fiction, as well as a useful resource on survivalism. I would not have thought it possible for a survival book to be so interesting, but this one really is. The storyline itself is very interesting and holds your attention, but in addition to that the book is full of little pearls of wisdom about how and where to acquire things that make one better prepared. When I was in the early stages of the book I was impressed by all of the references. Later when I was most of the way through the book and still kept finding more and more nuggets of wisdom I was truly amazed. The breadth of knowledge displayed by the author on a wide variety of subjects is truly amazing. This book is very well researched, and best of all, it is also very interesting to read. Several years ago this book might have been simply an interesting work of fiction, but now in the post-9/11 world it is something to think seriously about. Also, the opening chapter which focused on the start of the economic crunch reminded me of the summer of 1997 when Asia and Russia's economic crises coupled with the near bankruptcy of a large US firm called Long Term Capital Management and almost sent the world into economic collapse. Add to that some other recent events such as the bursting of the dot com bubble in 2000, the stagnation of the economy shortly after 9/11, and the high gas prices of 2004. It just goes to show, the circumstances in this book are quite possible, more so than any of us would like to admit.
If "TSHTF," You Had Better Have Read This Book! February 18, 2004
43 out of 47 found this review helpful
In Patriots, Rawles fully develops the critical themes of the importance of self-reliance, teamwork, preparedness, and dedication to our Constitution and our God. That's what "Patriots" means, to me. But what really uniquely struck me (as someone who benefited from excellent training by VN era SEALs many years ago on Uncle Sam's dime) was Rawles unique emphasis on tactical awareness and readiness. His characters always "stay tactical" appropriate to the situation, and the importance of that cannot be overestimated! This is something glossed over in 99% of books, where the heroes go merrily "smoking and joking" along, and somehow always develop ESP, or get a lucky break, just in time to avoid disaster. It doesn't work that way! In reality, in a SHTF scenario, survivors must always "stay tactical" using 360% security and all of the other drills and SOPs Rawles lays out so well. If there is one thing I hope readers take from Patriots, it's that lesson! If they do nothing else, I hope that after reading Patriots, survivalists will be encouraged to include some very good military field manuals in their libraries, and learn the small unit tactics and SOPs laid out so convincingly in Patriots. The best "stuff" in the world is of no use if you can't keep it, because you left holes in your security, or you were careless. The tactical SOPs written about in Patriots are designed to make the survivor cover all of these bases at all times. Rawles entire book is a great reminder of the critical importance of incorporating brass-tacks tactical SOPs in any realistic survivalist preparations. I very highly recommend that it occupy a center space on every serious survivalist's bookshelf.
Matt Bracken, author of "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" and "Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista."
Be Prepared! April 16, 2004
40 out of 49 found this review helpful
I must say that I'm very happy that I discovered this book. As I do with most books, I quickly tried to read it cover to cover but I soon found out that this book had so much information, I had to slow down and enjoy the book. I have since reread it several times. My original copy got so dog eared from being read by friends and being loaned out, that I had to buy a second copy. Everyone I know, that has read this book, has loved it. True, this book describes a "worst case" scenario, but that first chapter was a little unnerving. This book will help you hope for the best....and prepare for the worst.
Some good info but... December 2, 1999
35 out of 52 found this review helpful
There is some good info in this book, however, it is, for the lack of a better word, corny. For instance when one of the main characters gets shot multiple times and his intestines are hanging out of his body, he exclaims " Oh Crud!", how's that for realism. A lot of other things in the book are very unrealistic. This group is very concerned about having enough food and supplies, yet they give away a lot of it to strangers in need. A nice thought but not to realistic. This book also goes on and on and on in way too much detail about things such as the finer points of radio transmission and M1 tanks. The only reason I bought this book is because the author was on a local radio show and made this book sound fantastic. The only reason I read the whole thing is because I had $15 invested in it.
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