| This Is Only a Test: How Washington D.C. Prepared for Nuclear War 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Krugler, D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403965544 ISBN-13: 9781403965547 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $151.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: "This Is Only a Test" tells the history of nuclear age urban planning, civil defense, and continuity of government programs in one of the nation's most critical Cold War targets: Washington, D.C. Spanning the years 1940 to 1962, "This Is Only a Test" uses Washington' s often conflicting identities--capital, city, and symbol--to explore the connections between the attempted dispersal of vital government offices to distant suburban sites, the District's Office of Civil Defense, and the creation of the secretive Federal Relocation Arc. Measures to protect the federal government resulted in a widening gap between capital and city, while the failures of the city's local program symbolized federal ambivalence toward civil defense. "This Is Only a Test" shows how the Cold War affected Washington and its racially divided population. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement - History | Military - United States - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 363.350 |
| LCCN: 2005054648 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.45" W x 9.58" (1.12 lbs) 248 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This book tells the history of nuclear age urban planning, civil defence and continuity of government programs in one of the nation's most critical Cold War targets: Washington, D.C. |