World War Z

Max Brooks
Literary Fiction
Pages 159-204

The United States have never fought a enemy like the Zombies before. They could be blown apart and would still be walking or crawling towards the humans, filled with hunger for flesh and meat. The only to kill them was to destroy their brain, by wither bashing their skulls in or delivering a head shot. This made many of America's prized military technology obsolete. Airplanes that dropped highly explosive bombs would do a minimal amount of damage to the Zombies and expensive chemical weapons had no affect on the Zombies. Even the high powered lasers that were constructed to shoot down incoming missals were useless unless they were aimed at the head. The money to build 1 military bomb was enough to provide thousands of marines with assault rifles, who were capable of taking out nearly ten times as many Zombies. America's weapon production focused on creating rifles, ammunition, and melee weapons such as the lobo (Shovel/Axe). Therefore, America's prized weapons were discontinued and the air force was no longer used for combat, but instead used for an even more important task, resupplies. The air force was tasked with supplying the blue zones with in the infested areas with food, ammunition, and personnel to teach them how to survive. They dropped down marines, doctors, and carpenters to teach them how to survive and fortify their zones. These were very courageous men because once they parachuted down there was no turning back, they were stuck in the fort until the war was over trying to survive with the civilians. The pilots were also very brave because they had to fly over thousands of miles of infested territory. Many planes malfunctioned and went down, the pilots had to fight their way threw hoards of zombies to reach one of the pickup zones scattered across the U.S.

I have a great respect for the military and believe they are the bravest men in our country. They risk their lives to protect and keep us safe, they deserved to be honored. This book shows that the military would do anything to keep us safe if we were ever attacked. The air force uses valuable resources and fuel to transport supplies to the civilian settlements surrounded by infected. They are truly heroes.