Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse

America faces a full-scale socioeconomic collapse--the stock market plummets, commerce is crippled, and the mounting crisis passes the tipping point--in this thrilling novel with more than 250,000 copies in print.

Practically overnight, the fragile chains of supply and high-technology infrastructure fall, and wholesale rioting and looting grip every major city.

As hordes of refugees and looters pour out of the cities, a small group of friends living in the Midwest desperately tries to make their way to a safe-haven ranch in northern Idaho. The journey requires all their skill and training since communication, commerce, transportation, and law enforcement have all disappeared. Once at the ranch, the group fends off vicious attacks from outsiders and then looks to join other groups that are trying to restore true constitutional law to the country.

Patriots is a thrilling narrative depicting fictional characters using authentic survivalist techniques to endure the collapse of the American civilization. Reading this compelling, fast-paced novel could one day mean the difference between life and death.

James Wesley, Rawles has been an enthusiastic survivalist since his teenage years. He is now a survivalist author and lecturer and the editor of www.SurvivalBlog.com. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University with minor degrees in military science, history, and military history. A former U.S. Army intelligence officer who held a Top Secret security clearance (with Special Background Investigation) and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), he was awarded Officer specialty 35A (tactical all-source intelligence officer), and the additional skill identifier 5M (electronic warfare officer). He achieved the rank of Captain, attended the Army NBC defense officer's course, as well as Northern Warfare School at Fort Greeley, Alaska.

Michael Z. Williamson is an immigrant from the UK and Canada to the United States. He enlisted in the US military before his citizenship was finalized and served in the US Air Force and US Army. He deployed in support of Operation Desert Fox and the Global War on Terrorism, and retired after 25 years of service. He consults on disaster preparedness and is a best-selling and award-winning author of science fiction. Most of his novels involve military or survival themes, both present-day and in the future. He also collects and writes about historical blades from the Bronze Age to the modern era, as well as firearms from the 18th century to the present.