Checkouts: Definitely not owned by the library (though I could see far too many of my war and weapons obsessed 3rd grade boys wanting it)
Typical reader: Zombie fans
Do the Dewey: 818.607 (miscellaneous modern writing)
My Goodreads rating: 5 stars
According to the back cover of this book, most individuals will have to destroy this undead opponent without the aid of a firearm. This is logical. You'll run out of bullets. Your gun will jam. You'll wake up to find zombies breaking into your house and your gun will be out of reach. What should you do?
You should read this book and be prepared to take on zombies with an assortment of melee weapons that are readily available and know how to fight at a variety of distances, as well as how far you need to run to get some down-time, the best infant protection/mobility options, and what's fact and what's fiction about the zombie plague.
I haven't read other zombie survival guides, but this seemed like an excellent, well-rounded manual. The anecdotes included are far superior to those in Max Brooks' World War Z, because this book actually gives its characters flavor. I was frustrated while reading World War Z because, while it was interesting for the history, it really lacked any differentiation between speakers. A Texan would give an account with the exact same lexicon as a South African or a Japanese person. The Zombie Combat Manual never had that problem. The survivors' stories were engaging and gave the book a decent plot, despite not being a novel.
The author really put a lot of thought into not only combat systems and survival tips, but also into how his zombies functioned and what happened in the zombie apocalypse. The first chapter wastes no time in getting into the facts and myths about how zombies work.
If you're worried about zombies, or need a good reference tool for writing your own zombies novels, this book is a must-read.
I will definitely have to borrow this from you at some point. It sounds like great reading for the Halloween season. :)
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