An expertly curated compilation of officially published step-by-step guides on how to deal with every kind of disaster imaginable, drawn from government archives all around the world from the 1910s to today. Organized into four broad disaster-themed scenarios - Pandemics, Natural Disasters, Nuclear War and Alien Invasion - this visual guide displays the plethora of public survival advice and scare tactics proposed from all around the globe to deal with every disaster scenario that has occurred or been imagined since the early 20th century.

Pandemic. Tuberculosis ; Spanish Flu ; Asian Flu and Hong Kong Flu ; HIV/AIDS ; Recent viruses -- Natural disaster. Extreme weather ; When the Earth moves ; Fighting fire ; Survive in the wild -- Nuclear war. Preparation ; Shelter ; Blast and fallout -- Alien invasion. We come in peace ; Is there anyone out there? ; What is the truth?