Author Description

"This book, copiously illustrated with pictures of dams bursting and flaming Zeppelins and the destruction of whole cities, deals with man's terror of an Apocalypse. The cinema has always fantasized this universal terror, from the destruction of Babylon in INTOLERANCE to the topsy-turvy ocean liner in THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE and the flaming skyscraper in THE TOWERING INFERNO. We cannot stand the thought of obliteration - and flock to see it, as long as we are safe."