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

Zusatztext Dallek's book is a good reminder of how far the impact of war reaches beyond the population of men and women in uniform. Informationen zum Autor Matthew Dallek is Assistant Professor of Political Management at George Washington University. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Dallek, Matthew (Assistant Professor of Political Dallek, Matthew (Assistant Professor of Political Management Dallek
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.08.2016
• EAN: 9780199743124
• ISBN: 978-0-19-974312-4
• No. of pages: 358
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; 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