Based on some old book I read a long time ago so I don't remember the title or anything, and yeah thread title is a word salad. I remember reading about it mentioning that if WWIII broke out in the 60s (the usual nukes fly and people die kind of thing) Europe would most likely suffer a lot (mild understatement perhaps), and having a generation dying and a lot of stuff being smashed for the 3rd time in as many generations in the same century. The book postulate that the effects on various European cultures and societies in the long term this time around would be extremely negative, as it became "obvious" that any long term planning (economically, politically, etc.) is pointless as there's always something that will come along and destroy everything within a generation or 2. This would have a significant knock on effect of hindering any post war recovery.
So what would the be the effects on various European cultures & societies in the aftermath of a 60s era nuclear WWIII? This thread is less concerned with the geopolitical situation (or lack of). Assuming a general WWIII scenario in the late 60s in which the USA is gravely mauled, USSR & PRC effectively cease to exist as coherent geopolitical entities, and Europe getting wrecked (again, the 3rd time in as many generations).
The questions being, would people lose hope in attempting any significant rebuilding as there seems to be no point in doing so as everything will be destroyed anyways come another generation? How would the '1 apocalyptic war per generation' compared to the constant warfare of the pre-modern era of European history? (in terms of effects on people and cultures in terms of long term planning and such).
So what would the be the effects on various European cultures & societies in the aftermath of a 60s era nuclear WWIII? This thread is less concerned with the geopolitical situation (or lack of). Assuming a general WWIII scenario in the late 60s in which the USA is gravely mauled, USSR & PRC effectively cease to exist as coherent geopolitical entities, and Europe getting wrecked (again, the 3rd time in as many generations).
The questions being, would people lose hope in attempting any significant rebuilding as there seems to be no point in doing so as everything will be destroyed anyways come another generation? How would the '1 apocalyptic war per generation' compared to the constant warfare of the pre-modern era of European history? (in terms of effects on people and cultures in terms of long term planning and such).