The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology ever peak or regress? And why, since the dawn of time, has it always seemed as though death and destruction are waiting just around the corner? Combining his trademark thrilling, expansive storytelling with rigorous history and thought experiment, Dan Carlin connects past with future to explore the tipping points of collapsing civilisations – from the plague to nuclear war. Looking across every brush with apocalypse, crisis and collapse, this book also weighs, knowing all we do about human patterns, whether our world is likely to become a ruin for future archaeologists to dig up and explore. FROM THE CREATOR OF THE AWARD-WINNING, 100+ MILLION DOWNLOAD PODCAST HARDCORE HISTORY The End is Always Near by Dan Carlin is a gripping exploration of post-apocalyptic scenarios, drawing from the warfare strategies of the Byzantine empire and the potential downfall of our civilisation. This top-rated book is a must-read for fans of military science and science fiction, offering a thought-provoking look at human patterns and their impact on our future. For fans of Tom Holland (Dynasty), Mike Duncan (The Storm Before the Storm), William Dalrymple (The Company Quartet), Stephen Fry (More Fool Me), and Morgan Housel (Same as Ever).