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* SpinOff: Has already received many from the other members of the [[Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom AH.com]] community. A full list can be seen [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/wiki/doku.php?id=timelines:protect_and_survive_spinoffs here]]. ''Literature/LandOfFlatwater'' is also featured on Wiki/TVTropes.Website/TVTropes.
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''Protect and Survive: A Timeline'' is an AlternateHistory timeline written by "Macragge1" at Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom. Taking inspiration from the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protect_and_Survive Protect and Survive]] [=PSAs=] created by the British government during the 1980s, the timeline asks what would have happened had nuclear war broken out between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in late February 1984. Despite lasting a [[WorldWarIII relatively short time]], the conflict plunges the world into [[AfterTheEnd utter chaos where basic survival is a major struggle.]] ''Protect and Survive'' focuses mainly on the fate of the United Kingdom, with the occasional update on other regions of the globe.
Due to the style and concept, the original thread was immensely well-received by the Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom community. With the permission of Macragge1, several spin-offs have been created centering around other communities in the post-war world. It has been said that such a positive response is unprecedented on the website. As of January 2013, the timeline is finally finished.
Due to the style and concept, the original thread was immensely well-received by the Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom community. With the permission of Macragge1, several spin-offs have been created centering around other communities in the post-war world. It has been said that such a positive response is unprecedented on the website. As of January 2013, the timeline is finally finished.
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''Protect and Survive: A Timeline'' is an AlternateHistory timeline written by "Macragge1" "[=Macragge1=]" at Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom. Taking inspiration from the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protect_and_Survive Protect and Survive]] [=PSAs=] created by the British government during the 1980s, the timeline asks what would have happened had nuclear war broken out between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in late February 1984. Despite lasting a [[WorldWarIII relatively short time]], the conflict plunges the world into [[AfterTheEnd utter chaos where basic survival is a major struggle.]] ''Protect and Survive'' focuses mainly on the fate of the United Kingdom, with the occasional update on other regions of the globe.
Due to the style and concept, the original thread was immensely well-received by the Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom community. With the permission ofMacragge1, [=Macragge1=], several spin-offs have been created centering around other communities in the post-war world. It has been said that such a positive response is unprecedented on the website. As of January 2013, the timeline is finally finished.
Due to the style and concept, the original thread was immensely well-received by the Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom community. With the permission of
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* StreamOfConsciousness : The inner monologue of the characters is usually presented like this.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Not literally; due to an unrelated incident in another thread (alleged trolling), Macragge1 was permabanned on AH.com some time after posting his 25th entry. It was arranged that another board member posted the 26th entry, which was supposed to be the Epilogue anyway.
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* InfantImmortality: Averted. Possibly even inverted, given how many babies and children die in this story.
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* RealSongThemeTune: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXWVpcypf0w Two Tribes]]'' by Music/FrankieGoesToHollywood. Appropriately enough, the song was made prior to the divergence of this alternate history and its intro features a brief sample from the commentary of the Protect and Survive [=PSAs=].
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** The spinoff ''The last flight of XM594'' combines this with HopeSpringsEternal.
--> He reflected that Belfast was not the only city being reborn in the UK; one could again drive from London, slowly being reborn up the A1, the Great North Road, through Newark-upon-Trent, to an equally slowly being reborn Edinburgh. Railway lines were once again linked up across the country and it was possible to travel from Wick in the Northeast to Plymouth in the Southwest if one so chose. The United Kingdom might still be a land of shortages and austerity, but it was slowly getting back to normal. Macragge reflected that the current state of his country reminded him of the tales his Father told of the late Forties and early Nineteen Fifties; the British had again shown that they were a resilient bunch and would get back on their feet no matter what was thrown at them.
--> He reflected that Belfast was not the only city being reborn in the UK; one could again drive from London, slowly being reborn up the A1, the Great North Road, through Newark-upon-Trent, to an equally slowly being reborn Edinburgh. Railway lines were once again linked up across the country and it was possible to travel from Wick in the Northeast to Plymouth in the Southwest if one so chose. The United Kingdom might still be a land of shortages and austerity, but it was slowly getting back to normal. Macragge reflected that the current state of his country reminded him of the tales his Father told of the late Forties and early Nineteen Fifties; the British had again shown that they were a resilient bunch and would get back on their feet no matter what was thrown at them.
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* EverythingMakesAMushroom: Has unfortunate consequences in chapter twenty-one, a flashback to the day of the Exchange. [[spoiler: A conventional munitions supply facility explodes with enough force to produce a mushroom, and the American Lieutenant who spots the explosion mistakes it for a nuclear attack, and due to radio jamming he cannot verify. So he orders the deployment of a nuclear weapon. Things escalate from there.]]
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* EverythingMakesAMushroom: Has unfortunate consequences in chapter twenty-one, a flashback to the day of the Exchange. [[spoiler: A conventional munitions supply facility explodes with enough force to produce a mushroom, and the American Lieutenant colonel who spots the explosion mistakes it for a nuclear attack, and due to radio jamming he cannot verify. So he orders the deployment of a nuclear weapon. Things escalate from there.]]
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* RuinsOfTheModernAge : In full force especially when recovery crews finally go on a reconaissance mission to what's left of London. [[spoiler:Part of the reason why they undertake the operation is to recover whatever's left of the British throne and royal regalia, in order to crown a new monarch.]]
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* RuinsOfTheModernAge : In full force especially when recovery crews finally go on a reconaissance reconnaissance mission to what's left of London. [[spoiler:Part Part of the reason why they undertake the operation is to recover whatever's left of the British throne and royal regalia, in order to crown a new monarch.]]
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Not literally though. Due to an unrelated incident, Macragge1 was banned on AH.com some time after posting his 25th entry. It had been arranged that another board member posted the 26th entry, which was supposed to be the Epilogue anyway.
* BittersweetEnding: Much of humanity and the UK's population perished in The Exchange, modern civilisation was brought to a near standstill and the first post-war weeks were in many ways horrific, but by the end of 1984, the surviving governments had signed peace treaties and rebuilding of society and infrastructure is already under way. And most of the reccurring fictional characters [[ThrowTheDogABone have survived as well]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding and moved on...]]
* BittersweetEnding: Much of humanity and the UK's population perished in The Exchange, modern civilisation was brought to a near standstill and the first post-war weeks were in many ways horrific, but by the end of 1984, the surviving governments had signed peace treaties and rebuilding of society and infrastructure is already under way. And most of the reccurring fictional characters [[ThrowTheDogABone have survived as well]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding and moved on...]]
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Not literally though. Due literally; due to an unrelated incident, incident in another thread (alleged trolling), Macragge1 was banned permabanned on AH.com some time after posting his 25th entry. It had been was arranged that another board member posted the 26th entry, which was supposed to be the Epilogue anyway.
* BittersweetEnding: Much of humanity and the UK's population perished in The Exchange, modern civilisation was brought to a near standstill and the first post-war weeks were in many ways horrific, but by the end of 1984, the surviving governments had signed peace treaties and rebuilding of society and infrastructure is already under way. And most of thereccurring recurring fictional characters [[ThrowTheDogABone have survived as well]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding and moved on...]]
* BittersweetEnding: Much of humanity and the UK's population perished in The Exchange, modern civilisation was brought to a near standstill and the first post-war weeks were in many ways horrific, but by the end of 1984, the surviving governments had signed peace treaties and rebuilding of society and infrastructure is already under way. And most of the
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The Irish living in the UK are referenced a few times, but no account seems to have been given about the island outside of Belfast. [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/protect-and-survive-ireland.317843/ This is the subject of a spinoff timeline.]]
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The Irish living in the UK are referenced a few times, but no account seems to have been given about the island outside of Belfast. [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/protect-and-survive-ireland.317843/ This Nevertheless, the fate of Ireland is the subject of a spinoff timeline.]]
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The Irish living in the UK are referenced a few times, but no account seems to have been given about the island outside of Belfast. Considering that as a neutral, non-Nato Nation, it would have been a low priority target it, it [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/protect-and-survive-ireland.317843/ This is likely an Independant Ireland should have had a larger role with England after the Exchange.subject of a spinoff timeline.]]
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* {{Expy}}: The old couple who are both blinded by a missile [[spoiler:and later murdered by the Shopkeeper who wants their food]] are clearly meant to be James and Hilda from ''ComicBook/WhenTheWindBlows''.
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[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=164027 You can read it here]]. [[http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/timelines/protect_and_survive Or visit its page on the AH.com wiki and use the handy chapter guide available there]] (if you want to just read the story and ignore the discussion).
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[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=164027 You can read it here]]. [[http://wiki.[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/timelines/protect_and_survive com/wiki/doku.php?id=timelines:protect_and_survive Or visit its page on the AH.com wiki and use the handy chapter guide available there]] (if you want to just read the story and ignore the discussion).
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* EverythingMakesAMushroom: Has unfortunate consequences in chapter twenty-two, a flashback to the day of the Exchange. [[spoiler: A conventional munitions supply facility explodes with enough force to produce a mushroom, and the American Lieutenant who spots the explosion mistakes it for a nuclear attack, and due to radio jamming he cannot verify. So he orders the deployment of a nuclear weapon. Things escalate from there.]]
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* EverythingMakesAMushroom: Has unfortunate consequences in chapter twenty-two, twenty-one, a flashback to the day of the Exchange. [[spoiler: A conventional munitions supply facility explodes with enough force to produce a mushroom, and the American Lieutenant who spots the explosion mistakes it for a nuclear attack, and due to radio jamming he cannot verify. So he orders the deployment of a nuclear weapon. Things escalate from there.]]
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* ShoutOut: In chapter twenty-two, the relief of the PM finally deciding to raise the question of London (something people had been reluctant to talk about) is likened to "the bizarre euphoria after an hour's vomiting". This is a reference to ''Series/TheDayToday'', in which the same phrase is said almost verbatim...[[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext to describe the weather]].
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* SpinOff: Has already received many from the other members of the [[Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom AH.com]] community. A full list can be seen [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/wiki/doku.php?id=timelines:protect_and_survive_spinoffs here]]. ''Literature/LandOfFlatwater'' is also featured on TvTropes.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''{{Threads}}'', one of its sources of inspiration.
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** Subverted with [[spoiler: Switzerland, who despite "only" losing two cities go on to unite a sizable portion of Europe under Swiss leadership.act as the negotiators between the Allies and the Soviet/German remnant in Munich.]]
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''Protect and Survive: A Timeline'' is an AlternateHistory timeline written by "Macragge1" at AlternateHistoryDotCom. Taking inspiration from the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protect_and_Survive Protect and Survive]] [=PSAs=] created by the British government during the 1980s, the timeline asks what would have happened had nuclear war broken out between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in late February 1984. Despite lasting a [[WorldWarIII relatively short time]], the conflict plunges the world into [[AfterTheEnd utter chaos where basic survival is a major struggle.]] ''Protect and Survive'' focuses mainly on the fate of the United Kingdom, with the occasional update on other regions of the globe.
Due to the style and concept, the original thread was immensely well-received by the AlternateHistoryDotCom community. With the permission of Macragge1, several spin-offs have been created centering around other communities in the post-war world. It has been said that such a positive response is unprecedented on the website. As of January 2013, the timeline is finally finished.
Due to the style and concept, the original thread was immensely well-received by the AlternateHistoryDotCom community. With the permission of Macragge1, several spin-offs have been created centering around other communities in the post-war world. It has been said that such a positive response is unprecedented on the website. As of January 2013, the timeline is finally finished.
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''Protect and Survive: A Timeline'' is an AlternateHistory timeline written by "Macragge1" at AlternateHistoryDotCom.Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom. Taking inspiration from the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protect_and_Survive Protect and Survive]] [=PSAs=] created by the British government during the 1980s, the timeline asks what would have happened had nuclear war broken out between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in late February 1984. Despite lasting a [[WorldWarIII relatively short time]], the conflict plunges the world into [[AfterTheEnd utter chaos where basic survival is a major struggle.]] ''Protect and Survive'' focuses mainly on the fate of the United Kingdom, with the occasional update on other regions of the globe.
Due to the style and concept, the original thread was immensely well-received by theAlternateHistoryDotCom Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom community. With the permission of Macragge1, several spin-offs have been created centering around other communities in the post-war world. It has been said that such a positive response is unprecedented on the website. As of January 2013, the timeline is finally finished.
Due to the style and concept, the original thread was immensely well-received by the
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* SpinOff: Has already received many from the other members of the [[AlternateHistoryDotCom [[Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom AH.com]] community. A full list can be seen [[http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/timelines/protect_and_survive_spinoffs here]]. ''Literature/LandOfFlatwater'' is also featured on TvTropes.
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** Although not mentioned by name, it's clear that the guitar playing rebel soldier who "doesn't want to change the world" is meant to be BillyBragg. Also [[spoiler: Operation Prospero finds that the US is being run from UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}}, CO]]
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** Although not mentioned by name, it's clear that the guitar playing rebel soldier who "doesn't want to change the world" is meant to be BillyBragg.Music/BillyBragg. Also [[spoiler: Operation Prospero finds that the US is being run from UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}}, CO]]
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-->''[[MadnessMantra Join the fucking cowboys, especially if they've got a fucking tank]]''.
''Protect and Survive: A Timeline'' is an AlternateHistory timeline written by "Macragge1" at AlternateHistoryDotCom. Taking inspiration from the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protect_and_Survive Protect and Survive]] [=PSAs=] created by the British government during the 1980s, the timeline asks what would have happened had nuclear war broken out between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in late February 1984. Despite lasting a [[WorldWarIII relatively short time]], the conflict plunges the world into [[AfterTheEnd utter chaos where basic survival is a major struggle.]] ''Protect and Survive'' focuses mainly on the fate of the United Kingdom, with the occasional update on other regions of the globe.
Due to the style and concept, the original thread was immensely well-received by the AlternateHistoryDotCom community. With the permission of Macragge1, several spin-offs have been created centering around other communities in the post-war world. It has been said that such a positive response is unprecedented on the website. As of January 2013, the timeline is finally finished.
[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=164027 You can read it here]]. [[http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/timelines/protect_and_survive Or visit its page on the AH.com wiki and use the handy chapter guide available there]] (if you want to just read the story and ignore the discussion).
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!!This work of alternate history provides examples of:
* AfterTheEnd: Very much so.
* AllohistoricalAllusion:
** Although not mentioned by name, it's clear that the guitar playing rebel soldier who "doesn't want to change the world" is meant to be BillyBragg. Also [[spoiler: Operation Prospero finds that the US is being run from UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}}, CO]]
** [[spoiler:The police and prison authorities collude to take advantage of Emergency Powers in order to execute [[AssholeVictim Ian Brady and Myra Hindley]] a few days before the attack]].
-->[[spoiler:''And poor Edward, Lesley Ann, Keith, John and Pauline will soon have all the playmates they could ever want.'']]
* ApocalypseAnarchy: Not overexaggerated, simply due to the sheer scale of destruction in the UK and worldwide, but lawlessness, looting and chaos are a common problem in the first few days and weeks after The Exchange.
* AtomicHate : Virtually every larger urban or industrial center on the face of the world is showered by nukes. Even some of the smaller cities receive at least one.
* AuthorExistenceFailure: Not literally though. Due to an unrelated incident, Macragge1 was banned on AH.com some time after posting his 25th entry. It had been arranged that another board member posted the 26th entry, which was supposed to be the Epilogue anyway.
* BittersweetEnding: Much of humanity and the UK's population perished in The Exchange, modern civilisation was brought to a near standstill and the first post-war weeks were in many ways horrific, but by the end of 1984, the surviving governments had signed peace treaties and rebuilding of society and infrastructure is already under way. And most of the reccurring fictional characters [[ThrowTheDogABone have survived as well]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding and moved on...]]
* UsefulNotes/ColdWar: The setting, specifically TheEighties version. Needless to say, in this alternate universe, it went hot.
* CozyCatastrophe: Averted. ''[[FromBadToWorse Big time.]]''
** Subverted with Switzerland, who go on to unite a sizable portion of Europe under Swiss leadership.
* DisproportionateRetribution: After the War, Britain sends a expedition to the Falkland Islands [[spoiler: which is attacked by the Argentine Navy, killing three sailors. Britain's response: nuking Buenos Aires.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: The Queen, no less.]]
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Happens in chapter five.
* EverythingMakesAMushroom: Has unfortunate consequences in chapter twenty-two, a flashback to the day of the Exchange. [[spoiler: A conventional munitions supply facility explodes with enough force to produce a mushroom, and the American Lieutenant who spots the explosion mistakes it for a nuclear attack, and due to radio jamming he cannot verify. So he orders the deployment of a nuclear weapon. Things escalate from there.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: During Operation Prospero, the American "cowboy" guy when he mouths to the pilot to shoot the Commando through him, also averting BulletProofHumanShield in the process. [[spoiler: It turns out that the Commando is NotQuiteDead though.]]
-->(mouthed)"Do it, Son."
* HopeSpot: The nuke meant for Portsmouth misses and detonates in the channel, which at least gives the UK a de facto capital.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: How The Controller rationalizes [[spoiler: not feeding babies because they can't work]]. Later, he reevaluates his decision.
* InfantImmortality: Averted. Possibly even inverted, given how many babies and children die in this story.
* LiteraryAllusionTitle : To the 1970s-1980s British nuclear war survival program.
* NoNameGiven: Most of the main fictional characters are referred to only by their occupations.
* RealSongThemeTune: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXWVpcypf0w Two Tribes]]'' by Music/FrankieGoesToHollywood. Appropriately enough, the song was made prior to the divergence of this alternate history and its intro features a brief sample from the commentary of the Protect and Survive [=PSAs=].
* RuinsOfTheModernAge : In full force especially when recovery crews finally go on a reconaissance mission to what's left of London. [[spoiler:Part of the reason why they undertake the operation is to recover whatever's left of the British throne and royal regalia, in order to crown a new monarch.]]
* StreamOfConsciousness : The inner monologue of the characters is usually presented like this.
* SpinOff: Has already received many from the other members of the [[AlternateHistoryDotCom AH.com]] community. A full list can be seen [[http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/timelines/protect_and_survive_spinoffs here]]. ''Literature/LandOfFlatwater'' is also featured on TvTropes.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''{{Threads}}'', one of its sources of inspiration.
* TankGoodness: One Chieftain tank is more than enough, at the Battle of Felton.
* TakingYouWithMe: The Commando with [[spoiler: President Reagan]].
* TheEighties: The War begins in early 1984. [[ShoutOut Which is the same year that]] ''{{Threads}}'' [[ShoutOut was broadcast, and presumably set in.]] Unsurprisingly, the timeline references a lot of 1980s pop culture.
* TheLastDJ: John Peel, rather more literally than he was in real life.
* UndefeatableLittleVillage: Subverted by Felton, which tries to be this, but fails massively and is implied to have been basically leveled.
* WhamLine: At the end of part 4 there is a single solitary line that seems insignificant but is the most important line up to this point:
--> '''Attack Warning Red'''
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The Irish living in the UK are referenced a few times, but no account seems to have been given about the island outside of Belfast. Considering that as a neutral, non-Nato Nation, it would have been a low priority target it, it is likely an Independant Ireland should have had a larger role with England after the Exchange.
* WorldHalfEmpty: Quite ''literally'', if not more so, [[TearJerker given the events]]...
* WorldWarThree
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''Protect and Survive: A Timeline'' is an AlternateHistory timeline written by "Macragge1" at AlternateHistoryDotCom. Taking inspiration from the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protect_and_Survive Protect and Survive]] [=PSAs=] created by the British government during the 1980s, the timeline asks what would have happened had nuclear war broken out between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in late February 1984. Despite lasting a [[WorldWarIII relatively short time]], the conflict plunges the world into [[AfterTheEnd utter chaos where basic survival is a major struggle.]] ''Protect and Survive'' focuses mainly on the fate of the United Kingdom, with the occasional update on other regions of the globe.
Due to the style and concept, the original thread was immensely well-received by the AlternateHistoryDotCom community. With the permission of Macragge1, several spin-offs have been created centering around other communities in the post-war world. It has been said that such a positive response is unprecedented on the website. As of January 2013, the timeline is finally finished.
[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=164027 You can read it here]]. [[http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/timelines/protect_and_survive Or visit its page on the AH.com wiki and use the handy chapter guide available there]] (if you want to just read the story and ignore the discussion).
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!!This work of alternate history provides examples of:
* AfterTheEnd: Very much so.
* AllohistoricalAllusion:
** Although not mentioned by name, it's clear that the guitar playing rebel soldier who "doesn't want to change the world" is meant to be BillyBragg. Also [[spoiler: Operation Prospero finds that the US is being run from UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}}, CO]]
** [[spoiler:The police and prison authorities collude to take advantage of Emergency Powers in order to execute [[AssholeVictim Ian Brady and Myra Hindley]] a few days before the attack]].
-->[[spoiler:''And poor Edward, Lesley Ann, Keith, John and Pauline will soon have all the playmates they could ever want.'']]
* ApocalypseAnarchy: Not overexaggerated, simply due to the sheer scale of destruction in the UK and worldwide, but lawlessness, looting and chaos are a common problem in the first few days and weeks after The Exchange.
* AtomicHate : Virtually every larger urban or industrial center on the face of the world is showered by nukes. Even some of the smaller cities receive at least one.
* AuthorExistenceFailure: Not literally though. Due to an unrelated incident, Macragge1 was banned on AH.com some time after posting his 25th entry. It had been arranged that another board member posted the 26th entry, which was supposed to be the Epilogue anyway.
* BittersweetEnding: Much of humanity and the UK's population perished in The Exchange, modern civilisation was brought to a near standstill and the first post-war weeks were in many ways horrific, but by the end of 1984, the surviving governments had signed peace treaties and rebuilding of society and infrastructure is already under way. And most of the reccurring fictional characters [[ThrowTheDogABone have survived as well]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding and moved on...]]
* UsefulNotes/ColdWar: The setting, specifically TheEighties version. Needless to say, in this alternate universe, it went hot.
* CozyCatastrophe: Averted. ''[[FromBadToWorse Big time.]]''
** Subverted with Switzerland, who go on to unite a sizable portion of Europe under Swiss leadership.
* DisproportionateRetribution: After the War, Britain sends a expedition to the Falkland Islands [[spoiler: which is attacked by the Argentine Navy, killing three sailors. Britain's response: nuking Buenos Aires.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: The Queen, no less.]]
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Happens in chapter five.
* EverythingMakesAMushroom: Has unfortunate consequences in chapter twenty-two, a flashback to the day of the Exchange. [[spoiler: A conventional munitions supply facility explodes with enough force to produce a mushroom, and the American Lieutenant who spots the explosion mistakes it for a nuclear attack, and due to radio jamming he cannot verify. So he orders the deployment of a nuclear weapon. Things escalate from there.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: During Operation Prospero, the American "cowboy" guy when he mouths to the pilot to shoot the Commando through him, also averting BulletProofHumanShield in the process. [[spoiler: It turns out that the Commando is NotQuiteDead though.]]
-->(mouthed)"Do it, Son."
* HopeSpot: The nuke meant for Portsmouth misses and detonates in the channel, which at least gives the UK a de facto capital.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: How The Controller rationalizes [[spoiler: not feeding babies because they can't work]]. Later, he reevaluates his decision.
* InfantImmortality: Averted. Possibly even inverted, given how many babies and children die in this story.
* LiteraryAllusionTitle : To the 1970s-1980s British nuclear war survival program.
* NoNameGiven: Most of the main fictional characters are referred to only by their occupations.
* RealSongThemeTune: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXWVpcypf0w Two Tribes]]'' by Music/FrankieGoesToHollywood. Appropriately enough, the song was made prior to the divergence of this alternate history and its intro features a brief sample from the commentary of the Protect and Survive [=PSAs=].
* RuinsOfTheModernAge : In full force especially when recovery crews finally go on a reconaissance mission to what's left of London. [[spoiler:Part of the reason why they undertake the operation is to recover whatever's left of the British throne and royal regalia, in order to crown a new monarch.]]
* StreamOfConsciousness : The inner monologue of the characters is usually presented like this.
* SpinOff: Has already received many from the other members of the [[AlternateHistoryDotCom AH.com]] community. A full list can be seen [[http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/timelines/protect_and_survive_spinoffs here]]. ''Literature/LandOfFlatwater'' is also featured on TvTropes.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''{{Threads}}'', one of its sources of inspiration.
* TankGoodness: One Chieftain tank is more than enough, at the Battle of Felton.
* TakingYouWithMe: The Commando with [[spoiler: President Reagan]].
* TheEighties: The War begins in early 1984. [[ShoutOut Which is the same year that]] ''{{Threads}}'' [[ShoutOut was broadcast, and presumably set in.]] Unsurprisingly, the timeline references a lot of 1980s pop culture.
* TheLastDJ: John Peel, rather more literally than he was in real life.
* UndefeatableLittleVillage: Subverted by Felton, which tries to be this, but fails massively and is implied to have been basically leveled.
* WhamLine: At the end of part 4 there is a single solitary line that seems insignificant but is the most important line up to this point:
--> '''Attack Warning Red'''
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The Irish living in the UK are referenced a few times, but no account seems to have been given about the island outside of Belfast. Considering that as a neutral, non-Nato Nation, it would have been a low priority target it, it is likely an Independant Ireland should have had a larger role with England after the Exchange.
* WorldHalfEmpty: Quite ''literally'', if not more so, [[TearJerker given the events]]...
* WorldWarThree
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