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The Imaginary War: Civil Defense and American Cold War Culture
The Imaginary War Civil Defense and American Cold War Culture
Author: Guy Oakes
"Duck and cover" are unforgettable words for a generation of Americans, who listened throughout the Cold War to the unescapable propaganda of civil defense. Yet it would have been impossible to protect Americans from a real nuclear attack, and, as Guy Oakes shows in The Imaginary War, national security officials knew it. The real purpose of 195...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195090277
ISBN-10: 0195090276
Publication Date: 11/28/1994
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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