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Defenseless under the night : the Roosevelt years and the origins of Homeland Security /

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"As the bombs fell on Guernica and the Blitz terrorized Britons--even before Pearl Harbor--Americans watched and worried about attacks on their homeland. In May 1941, FDR established an Office of Civilian Defense to protect Americans from foreign and domestic threats. In this book, Matthew Dall...

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Main Author: Dallek, Matthew, 1969- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York City : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
United States. > Office of Civilian Defense > History.
Landis, James M. > (James McCauley), > 1899-1964.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, > 1884-1962 > Influence.
Landis, James M. > (James McCauley), > 1899-1964
Roosevelt, Eleanor, > 1884-1962
United States. > Office of Civilian Defense
Civil defense > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > War work > United States.
Civil defense > United States > Citizen participation.
United States > Defenses > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Participation des civils > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Défense nationale > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Civil defense
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Military readiness
War work
United States
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
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