The Resource Defenseless under the night : the Roosevelt years and the origins of Homeland Security, Matthew Dallek
Defenseless under the night : the Roosevelt years and the origins of Homeland Security, Matthew Dallek
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- Summary
- "As the bombs fell on Guernica and the Blitz terrorized Britons--even before Pearl Harbor--Americans watched and worried about attacks on their homeland. In May 1941, FDR established an Office of Civilian Defense to protect Americans from foreign and domestic threats. In this book, Matthew Dallek narrates the history of the Office of Civilian Defense. He uses the development of the precursor of "homeland security" as a way of examining constitutional questions about civil liberties; the role of government in propagandizing to its own citizens; competing visions among liberals and conservatives for establishing a plan to defend America; and federal, state, and local responsibilities for citizen protection. Much of the dramatic tension lies in the preparation of communities against attack and their fears of Japanese invasion along the Pacific Coast and Nazi invasion. So too there was a clash of visions between LaGuardia and Eleanor Roosevelt. The mayor argued that the OCD's focus had to be on preparing the country against German and Japanese attack, including conducting blackout drills, preparing evacuation plans, coordinating emergency medical teams, and protecting industrial plants and transportation centers. The First Lady believed the OCD should also promote social justice for African Americans and women and raise civilian morale. Their clashes frustrated FDR, who pressured them both to resign in 1942, and led to the appointment of James Landis, commissioner of the SEC, who created a semi-military operation that involved grassroots citizen mobilization, including planting Victory Gardens and building the Civil Air Patrol. It was the largest volunteer program in World War II America."--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 340 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Guns and butter
- Ultimate armageddon
- No pact, treaty, symbol, or person
- Two fronts
- The problem of home defense
- An American plan
- London burning
- A sweeping conflagration of insanity
- Heart and soul
- We can't all run to Central Pk
- A man must be protected
- Fair game
- The liberal approach
- All these rights spell security
- Conclusion: National security liberalism
- Isbn
- 9780199743124
- Label
- Defenseless under the night : the Roosevelt years and the origins of Homeland Security
- Title
- Defenseless under the night
- Title remainder
- the Roosevelt years and the origins of Homeland Security
- Statement of responsibility
- Matthew Dallek
- Title variation
- Roosevelt years and the origins of Homeland Security
- Subject
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- Civil defense
- Civil defense -- United States -- Citizen participation
- Civil defense -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century
- History
- History
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Landis, James M., (James McCauley), 1899-1964
- Landis, James M., (James McCauley), 1899-1964
- Landis, James M., (James McCauley), 1899-1964
- Military readiness
- Military readiness
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
- 1900-1999
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Influence
- United States
- United States
- United States -- Defenses | History -- 20th century
- United States, Office of Civilian Defense
- United States, Office of Civilian Defense
- United States, Office of Civilian Defense -- History
- War work
- War work
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- United States
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
- Civil defense
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "As the bombs fell on Guernica and the Blitz terrorized Britons--even before Pearl Harbor--Americans watched and worried about attacks on their homeland. In May 1941, FDR established an Office of Civilian Defense to protect Americans from foreign and domestic threats. In this book, Matthew Dallek narrates the history of the Office of Civilian Defense. He uses the development of the precursor of "homeland security" as a way of examining constitutional questions about civil liberties; the role of government in propagandizing to its own citizens; competing visions among liberals and conservatives for establishing a plan to defend America; and federal, state, and local responsibilities for citizen protection. Much of the dramatic tension lies in the preparation of communities against attack and their fears of Japanese invasion along the Pacific Coast and Nazi invasion. So too there was a clash of visions between LaGuardia and Eleanor Roosevelt. The mayor argued that the OCD's focus had to be on preparing the country against German and Japanese attack, including conducting blackout drills, preparing evacuation plans, coordinating emergency medical teams, and protecting industrial plants and transportation centers. The First Lady believed the OCD should also promote social justice for African Americans and women and raise civilian morale. Their clashes frustrated FDR, who pressured them both to resign in 1942, and led to the appointment of James Landis, commissioner of the SEC, who created a semi-military operation that involved grassroots citizen mobilization, including planting Victory Gardens and building the Civil Air Patrol. It was the largest volunteer program in World War II America."--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dallek, Matthew
- Dewey number
- 363.350973/09044
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- UA927
- LC item number
- .D36 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- Landis, James M.
- Roosevelt, Eleanor
- Civil defense
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Civil defense
- United States
- Landis, James M.
- Roosevelt, Eleanor
- United States
- World War (1939-1945)
- HISTORY
- Civil defense
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Military readiness
- War work
- United States
- Label
- Defenseless under the night : the Roosevelt years and the origins of Homeland Security, Matthew Dallek
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-325) and index
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
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- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Guns and butter -- Ultimate armageddon -- No pact, treaty, symbol, or person -- Two fronts -- The problem of home defense -- An American plan -- London burning -- A sweeping conflagration of insanity -- Heart and soul -- We can't all run to Central Pk -- A man must be protected -- Fair game -- The liberal approach -- All these rights spell security -- Conclusion: National security liberalism
- Control code
- 932003584
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 340 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199743124
- Lccn
- 2015048180
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)932003584
- Label
- Defenseless under the night : the Roosevelt years and the origins of Homeland Security, Matthew Dallek
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-325) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Guns and butter -- Ultimate armageddon -- No pact, treaty, symbol, or person -- Two fronts -- The problem of home defense -- An American plan -- London burning -- A sweeping conflagration of insanity -- Heart and soul -- We can't all run to Central Pk -- A man must be protected -- Fair game -- The liberal approach -- All these rights spell security -- Conclusion: National security liberalism
- Control code
- 932003584
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 340 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199743124
- Lccn
- 2015048180
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)932003584
Subject
- Civil defense
- Civil defense -- United States -- Citizen participation
- Civil defense -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century
- History
- History
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Landis, James M., (James McCauley), 1899-1964
- Landis, James M., (James McCauley), 1899-1964
- Landis, James M., (James McCauley), 1899-1964
- Military readiness
- Military readiness
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
- 1900-1999
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Influence
- United States
- United States
- United States -- Defenses | History -- 20th century
- United States, Office of Civilian Defense
- United States, Office of Civilian Defense
- United States, Office of Civilian Defense -- History
- War work
- War work
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- United States
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
- Civil defense
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