World War Z Chapter Summary

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War written by the famous Max Brooks follows the progression of a fictitious war between zombified humans and the living. The first recorded outbreak originated in China and spread quickly across the world due to mistaken information, government cover-ups, unlawful smuggling actions, and deception within the medical community. From ridiculous military tactic to the distributing of a vaccine known to have no influence, the actions of many entities cause a worldwide outbreak of the disease. As panic spreads within the nations, the citizens of the world attempt to run from the largely growing population of zombie masses who threaten their lives, while the military attempts to regain control. The zombies, while slow and lacking pretty much all intelligence, are nearly indestructible, since no

Finally, a man in South Africa thought to be a monster because of his broad lack of emotion, creates a plan called the Redeker Plan, which precisely lays out a military procedure to protect a few specially selected populations within a country, and uses the remaining population as human bait. While harsh and coldhearted, the plan seems to be the only hope. The stories of military professionals within the novel detail the application of the plan in several countries. For a short time, the world is at a cessation as military and government officials try to keep small areas safe, while the zombies inhabit much of the rest of the world. Nevertheless, within a few months, the world decides to begin reclamation of their lands, and a widespread war between zombies and the world military forces arises. While the military ultimately takes back much of the world, the populations throughout the globe will never be the same. Told from both first and third person views, the story of World War Z is one that shows both sides of war in very great