Civil defence books

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Stages of Emergency: Cold War Nuclear Civil Defense

Stages of Emergency: Cold War Nuclear Civil Defense...

Author: Tracy C. Davis
ISBN: 9780822339595
Format: Hardback
$263.87

In an era defined by the threat of nuclear annihilation, Western nations attempted to prepare civilian populations...  Read More >>

Defensive Architecture of Prehistoric Crete

Defensive Architecture of Prehistoric Crete

Author: Tomas Alusik
ISBN: 9781407300764
Format: Paperback
$152.66

Explores the pre-historical defensive architecture in Crete by discerning five types of architectural feature: enclosure...  Read More >>

Dangerous Sanctuaries: Refugee Camps, Civil War, and the Dilemmas of Humanitarian Aid

Dangerous Sanctuaries: Refugee Camps, Civil War, and...

Author: Sarah Kenyon Lischer
ISBN: 9780801473418
Format: Paperback
$57.95

Vital reading for anyone concerned with how refugee flows affect the dynamics of conflicts around the world.  Read More >>

Home Guard Manual 1941

Home Guard Manual 1941

Author: Campbell McCutcheon
ISBN: 9780752438870
Format: Paperback
$19.99

The manual used to transform the motley collection of men, poorly armed and many too old to fight in the Second...  Read More >>

The Forgotten Homeland: A Century Foundation Task Force Report

The Forgotten Homeland: A Century Foundation Task Force...

Author: Rand Beers ,  Rand Beers
ISBN: 9780870784989
Format: Paperback
$29.95

Gathers some of the leading homeland security experts to analyse the US's most significant vulnerabilities and to...  Read More >>

Bracing for Armageddon: Why Civil Defense Never Worked

Bracing for Armageddon: Why Civil Defense Never Worked...

Author: Dee Garrison (Professor of History and Women's Studies, Professor of History and Women's Studies, Rutgers University (Emeritus))
ISBN: 9780195183191
Format: Hardback
$111.95

Presents a survey of the US government's civil defense plans from World War II. This book argues that the purpose...  Read More >>

The West at War: U.S. and European Counterterrorism Efforts, Post-Sepetember 11

The West at War: U.S. and European Counterterrorism...

Author: Michael Jacobson
ISBN: 9781933162003
Format: Paperback
$52.67

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Guiding Future Homeland Security Policy Directions for Scientific Inquiry v. 2: Advances in Homeland Security

Guiding Future Homeland Security Policy Directions for...

Author: Sandra F. Amass ,  Alok Chaturvedi
ISBN: 9781557534187
Format: Hardback
$56.10

Includes coverage of the topics: Coordinating Effective Government Responses to Bio-terrorism; Interagency Relations...  Read More >>

Review of Testing and Evaluation Methodology for Biological Point Detectors: Abbreviated Summary

Review of Testing and Evaluation Methodology for Biological...

Author: National Research Council ,  Division on Earth and Life Studies
ISBN: 9780309091794
Format: Paperback
$55.44

Examines the testing methodology and facility that the Department of Defense (DOD) aims to use to test and evaluate...  Read More >>

Defending Britain: Twentieth-Century Military Structures in the Landscape

Defending Britain: Twentieth-Century Military Structures...

Author: Mike Osborne
ISBN: 9780752431345
Format: Paperback
$62.99

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Homeland Security: A Documentary History

Homeland Security: A Documentary History

Author: Bruce Maxwell
ISBN: 9781568028842
Format: Hardback
$369.60

"'Homeland Security: A Documentary History' provides an exploration of the concept of ""homeland security"" throughout...  Read More >>

One Nation Underground: The Fallout Shelter in American Culture

One Nation Underground: The Fallout Shelter in American...

Author: Kenneth D. Rose
ISBN: 9780814775233
Format: Paperback
$64.99

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Britain's Air Defences 1939–45

Britain's Air Defences 1939–45

Author: Alfred Price ,  Darko Pavlovic
ISBN: 9781841767109
Format: Paperback
$50.03

German daylight raids on Britain began in the summer of 1940. This book shows how Britain prepared for air raids...  Read More >>

The Anarchists of Casas Viejas

The Anarchists of Casas Viejas

Author: Jerome R. Mintz ,  James W. Fernandez
ISBN: 9780253216588
Format: Paperback
$28.99

Examines the lives of Andalusian campesinos, rural workers and peasants, who were swept up by one of the 20th century's...  Read More >>

Natural Resources and Violent Conflict: Options and Actions

Natural Resources and Violent Conflict: Options and...

Author: Paul Collier ,  Ian Bannon
ISBN: 9780821355039
Format: Paperback
$92.40

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English Civil War Fortifications 1642–51

English Civil War Fortifications 1642–51

Author: Peter Harrington ,  Donato Spedaliere
ISBN: 9781841766041
Format: Paperback
$50.03

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The Western Front: Battleground and Home Front in the First World War

The Western Front: Battleground and Home Front in the...

Author: Hunt Tooley
ISBN: 9780333650639
Format: Paperback
$56.00

This study of World War I crosses the boundaries of national histories to examine the various connections between...  Read More >>

The Western Front: Battleground and Home Front in the First World War

The Western Front: Battleground and Home Front in the...

Author: Hunt Tooley
ISBN: 9780333650622
Format: Hardback
$154.00

This study of World War I crosses the boundaries of national histories to examine the various connections between...  Read More >>

September 11: Consequences for Canada

September 11: Consequences for Canada

Author: Kent Roach
ISBN: 9780773525856
Format: Paperback
$73.79

The first book-length examination of the aftereffects of September 11 on Canadians.  Read More >>

The Once and Future Army

The Once and Future Army

Author: Dayton McCarthy
ISBN: 9780195515695
Format: Hardback
$55.00

Explores the history of the Citizen Military Forces (CMF), predecessors to today's Army Reserve. McCarthy exposes...  Read More >>

U-Boat Bases and Bunkers 1941–45

U-Boat Bases and Bunkers 1941–45

Author: Gordon Williamson ,  Ian Palmer (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781841765563
Format: Paperback
$50.03

"This work takes a look at the formidable U-boat bases and bunkers built on the French coast in Norway and Germany,...  Read More >>

Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941–45

Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941–45

Author: Gordon L. Rottman ,  Ian Palmer (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781841764283
Format: Paperback
$50.03

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The Air-Raid Warden Was a Spy: And Other Tales from Home-front America in World War II

The Air-Raid Warden Was a Spy: And Other Tales from...

Author: William B. Breuer
ISBN: 9780471234883
Format: Hardback
$85.80

Critically acclaimed author and historian William B. Breuer presents more than fifty little-known tales from the...  Read More >>

Defending America: The Case for Limited National Missile Defense

Defending America: The Case for Limited National Missile...

Author: James M. Lindsay ,  Michael E. O'Hanlon
ISBN: 9780815706335
Format: Paperback
$45.99

The authors provide a sound critique of the standard positions and hyperboles of both advocates and opponents, as...  Read More >>

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