Civil defense under the Truman administration: the impact of politicians and scientists

<p>This thesis chronicles and examines the development of civil defense under the Truman administration. Both Washington's politicians and various atomic scientists embraced civil defense planning as a method of combating the Cold War and ensuring domestic national security. These efforts...

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Main Author: Fitzpatrick, Anne Claire
Other Authors: History
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40615
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01122010-020150/