Civil defence books

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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
$20.67

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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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
$64.69

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Homeland Security: A Documentary History

Homeland Security: A Documentary History

Author: Bruce Maxwell
ISBN: 9781568028842
Format: Hardback
$312.00

"'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

A look at the fall-out shelters and how they reflected American anxieties and hopes during the 1950's and 60's....  Read More >>

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
$45.95

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

A study of the fortifications used in England during the Civil War. It covers the defences of London and Oxford,...  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: 9780333650639
Format: Paperback
$102.96

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

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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

This is the first title in a series that takes a detailed look at fortifications and defensive systems throughout...  Read More >>

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 >>

The American Home Guard: The State Militia in the Twentieth Century

The American Home Guard: The State Militia in the Twentieth...

Author: Barry M. Stentiford
ISBN: 9781585441815
Format: Hardback
$118.67

Since colonial times, Americans have used the militia to maintain order both during war and peacetime. In this book,...  Read More >>

The Many Faces of Asian Security

The Many Faces of Asian Security

Author: Sheldon W. Simon ,  Paul Bracken
ISBN: 9780742516649
Format: Hardback
$174.95

Political developments in the post-Cold War era, the intensification of globalization, and the rapid spread of technology...  Read More >>

Demography and Security: Proceedings of a Workshop, Paris, France, November 2000

Demography and Security: Proceedings of a Workshop,...

Author: Laurent Murawiec ,  David Adamson
ISBN: 9780833030658
Format: Paperback
$52.80

These are the papers of a workshop on demography and national security that brought together American and European...  Read More >>

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