Defenseless Under the Night - The Roosevelt Years and the Origins of Homeland Security

Even before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans feared an invasion or attack would occur on US soil. In this timely and authoritative book, Matthew Dallek narrates the creation of a federal agency, the Office of Civilian Defense, founded to protect the homeland.

List of contents

• Introduction: Guns and Butter


• Chapter One: "Ultimate Armageddon"


• Chapter Two: "No Pact, Treaty, Symbol, or Person"


• Chapter Three: "Two Fronts"


• Chapter Four: "The Problem of Home Defense"


• Chapter Five: "An American Plan"


• Chapter Six: London Burning


• Chapter Seven: "A Sweeping Conflagration of Insanity"


• Chapter Eight: "Heart and Soul"


• Chapter Nine: "We Can't All Run to Central Pk"


• Chapter Ten: "A Man Must Be Protected"


• Chapter Eleven: "Fair Game"


• Chapter Twelve: "The Liberal Approach"


• Chapter Thirteen: "All These Rights Spell Security'


• Conclusion: National Security Liberalism


• Notes


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Matthew Dallek is Professor of Political Management at George Washington University. He is also the author of The Right Moment: Ronald Reagan's First Victory and the Decisive Turning Point in American Politics.

Summary

Even before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans feared an invasion or attack would occur on US soil. In this timely and authoritative book, Matthew Dallek narrates the creation of a federal agency, the Office of Civilian Defense, founded to protect the homeland.

Additional text

As historian Matthew Dallek captures in his book...the origins of this contemporary struggle over liberty and security can be traced to the period of the late 1930s and early 1940s and the growing movement for 'home defense.'...For those interested in a fresh take on the home front politics of World War II

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Dallek, Matthew (Assistant Professor of Political Dallek
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2020
• EAN: 9780197503997
• ISBN: 978-0-19-750399-7
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, Military and defence strategy, Modern warfare, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Civil defence, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General