The Beating of war drums series
Ground Zero: War drums, global risk, historical patterns of conflict.
What if the next world crisis has already begun and you just haven’t noticed yet?
A stark, clear-eyed examination of global risk, Ground Zero uncovers the hidden patterns that precede major wars. It exposes the warning signs we ignore, the myths we believe, and the preparation mindset families need before a global conflict erupts. This book guides readers through the historical cycles that predict war and the fragile systems our survival depends on.
Inside This Book
- Why wars ignite, and why they often surprise the world
- The illusions of modern safety
- Geographic, political, and economic flashpoints
- Mental frameworks for anticipating crisis
- How to prepare with purpose, not paranoia
THE FLAME (Book I)
What would you do if the world changed in a single day?
The Flame is the foundational survival guide for families preparing for global instability. Drawing from history, psychology, and practical readiness strategy, it teaches how to protect your home, community, and mindset during sudden disruptions following war or disaster. This is the book that shows readers exactly how to survive the next world war.
Inside This Book
- The three levels of survival and how to master each
- How systems fail, and how to survive the collapse
- Food, water, shelter & security: doing the essentials right
- Psychological resilience for families in crisis
- Checklists, plans & step-by-step guides
THE SEED (Book II)
What separates the families who endure collapse from those swallowed by it?
The Seed tells the dual story of two families, one prepared, one not, and the fate each meets as society collapses. Through gripping narrative and grounded survival realism, it reveals the choices, habits, and resilience that determine who survives crisis and who is overtaken by it.
Inside This Book
- A family’s journey through collapse
- How community, trust, and cooperation become lifelines
- The psychology of hope under extreme conditions
- Real-world survival decisions families must make
- Lessons from war, famine, and disaster
THE THREAD (Book III)
If peace is possible, why does the world keep choosing war?
The Thread explores how civilizations break, and how they heal. Through philosophy, history, global politics, and moral frameworks, it outlines a path for individuals and societies to prevent war, mend division, and build a future grounded in peace and collective responsibility.
Inside This Book
- The roots and psychology of war
- How societies drift into conflict
- The role of faith, culture & conscience in peace
- Journalists, witnesses & truth-telling
- A blueprint for a world where war becomes unthinkable
SAFE HAVEN USA — MANUAL I - The Family Charter & Plan
If your family had only each other during a crisis, would you know how to survive together?
The Family Charter is a practical, empowering blueprint for helping households stay strong, organized, and resilient during crisis. This manual teaches families how to communicate clearly, assign roles, and build a shared plan that keeps loved ones safe when systems fail.
Manual I helps families build a resilient household foundation through agreements, routines, communication structures, emergency roles, and preparedness frameworks. It empowers families to become the first circle of safety in any crisis.
It goes beyond supplies, focusing on the psychology, unity, and daily habits that determine who stays calm and who collapses under stress.
Inside This Manual:
- How to create a Family Emergency Charter that everyone understands
- Role-based planning for parents, teens, elders, and children
- Communication protocols when power, phones, and internet fail
SAFE HAVEN USA —Manual II — Community Charter & Plan
Could your neighborhood survive together, or fall apart when crisis hits?
The Family Charter is a practical, empowering blueprint for helping households stay strong, organized, and resilient during crisis. This manual teaches families how to communicate clearly, assign roles, and build a shared plan that keeps loved ones safe when systems fail.
Manual II teaches communities how to build cooperation, communication, shared defense, resource pooling, and decision-making structures that allow groups of families to endure long-term disruption.
It goes beyond supplies, focusing on the psychology, unity, and daily habits that determine who stays calm and who collapses under stress.
Inside This Manual:
- How to create a Family Emergency Charter that everyone understands
- Role-based planning for parents, teens, elders, and children
- Communication protocols when power, phones, and internet fail
SAFE HAVEN USA —Manual III — Settlement Charter & Blueprint
What would it take to build a functioning settlement when the world collapses?
The Family Charter is a practical, empowering blueprint for helping households stay strong, organized, and resilient during crisis. This manual teaches families how to communicate clearly, assign roles, and build a shared plan that keeps loved ones safe when systems fail.
Manual III presents a full-scale model for creating long-term settlements that can endure crisis-level conditions. It includes governance, food systems, water infrastructure, layered defenses, conflict resolution, and cultural principles that sustain a people over decades.
It goes beyond supplies, focusing on the psychology, unity, and daily habits that determine who stays calm and who collapses under stress.
Inside This Manual:
- How to create a Family Emergency Charter that everyone understands
- Role-based planning for parents, teens, elders, and children
- Communication protocols when power, phones, and internet fail
MORE BOOKS DEDICATED FOR SURVIVAL
Survivors Guide
Survivors Guide
Survivors Guide
If everything stopped tomorrow, would your family know what to do?
A practical, no-nonsense handbook for families who want to stay safe, strong, and prepared when crisis strikes.
The Survival Guide teaches the essential skills and systems that keep households alive during disasters, blackouts, supply-chain failures, and times of conflict.
This book replaces fear with clarity, confidence, and a proven plan.
Inside This Book:
- How to build reliable food, water, and power reserves
- The core skills of self-reliance: heat, sanitation, medical basics, tools
- Communication strategies when phones, power, and internet fail
- Family roles and psychology during emergencies
- What to do in the first 72 hours, the first 30 days, and beyond
- How to avoid the deadly mistakes most people make in crisis
- Checklists, step-by-step plans, and real-world preparation templates
Perfect for families, communities, and anyone who wants to protect the people they love.
Echoes of Survival
Survivors Guide
Survivors Guide
What does survival feel like from the inside?
A powerful collection of human stories
revealing how people survive, adapt, and stay human when society collapses.
Echoes of Survival explores the emotional and psychological side of crisis, the fear, hope, courage, and small acts of kindness that determine who endures and who breaks.
These stories illuminate what survival really feels like.
Inside This Book:
- Emotional portraits of families navigating collapse
- Acts of bravery, betrayal, community, and compassion
- The psychology of fear and resilience
- How crisis reshapes identity, purpose, and relationships
- Journal-style entries from the first 100 days of disruption
- Reflections that help readers understand their own strength
- Insights into how ordinary people become leaders in chaos
A companion to the trilogy, this book helps readers prepare not only their supplies, but their spirit.
World in Conflict — Today’s Headlines. Tracking the tremors
Ukraine drone strike on Russian power station — power plant near Moscow hit
Russia reports major damage after a drone strike hits a power and heat station near Moscow.
Iraqi drone‑gas field attack 2025 — gas-field hit in Kurdish region causes outages
A drone attack on a major northern-Iraq gas field triggers power and supply outages in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah provinces.
Turkey airstrikes on PKK northern Iraq 2024 — Turkish military strikes Kurdish positions across Iraq
Turkey destroys 20 alleged militant targets in northern Iraq, including bunkers, caves, and depots, in a cross-border operation.
Russia airstrikes on Kyiv November 2025 — Russian strikes on Ukrainian capital kill civilians
Airstrikes hit residential zones and energy infrastructure in Kyiv, causing multiple casualties and widespread chaos.
PKK ceasefire declaration 2025 — Kurdish militant group declares ceasefire after decades of conflict
The outlawed group announces a ceasefire, opening a possible turning point in long-running regional conflict.
War Survivor Testimonies - Holocaust & World War II
Flora Benveniste — Survivor of a Silenced Community
From the vibrant streets of Jewish Salonika to the horrors of deportation, Flora’s story carries the echoes of a world erased and the courage of the few who endured.
Ruth Sokolecki — A Child Survivor Who Refused to Be Forgotten
Through fear, displacement, and the loss of nearly everything she knew, Ruth held on to life—and now her voice honors those who could not.
Cyla Morgenstern - Jewish Survivor
Bluma Doman - Fled from Nazi-controlled territory
Hannah Pick-Goslar — “My Last Meeting With Anne Frank”
Anne Frank’s childhood friend describes their final interaction across the camp fence.
The Beating of War Drums Mission
Before the Drums Beat Again
In every age, a moment arrives when ordinary people must decide who they will be before the world changes. Not after. Not during. Before.
This project — The Beating of War Drums — exists for one purpose: to give families, communities, and survivors the knowledge, tools, and wisdom to face the storms history always brings.
War may come from distant borders or from the failures of nations. But preparedness, real preparedness, begins with us:
- in our homes,
- in our communities,
- in the choices we make now,
- and in the promises we keep to one another.
We cannot stop the world from trembling. But we can strengthen the people who will live through it.
If the past has taught us anything, it is this: the future belongs not to the strongest, but to the prepared… and to the wise.
So read. Learn. Prepare.
Start with your family.
Build your community.
Carry forward the stories of those who survived before us, and the hope of those who will survive after.
Because history does not wait. And the drums, once silent, will one day sound again.