I am a retired Naval officer living in Portland, Oregon, and I love reading, writing, and discussing about what would happen if the world as we know it went away. From my many conversations with friends, family, and sometimes just people that I meet while walking around or getting coffee, lots of others share a similar fascination with the topic. Some of the books I have read portrayed what I thought were unrealistic or untenable events, interactions, or dialogues in their presentation of how things would happen. I may not have actually lived through an end-of-the-world scenario, but I do know...