Matthew Dallek

Defenseless Under the Night

The Roosevelt Years and the Origins of Homeland Security

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780197503997
• ISBN-10: 0197503993
• Artikelnr.: 58481472

Autorenporträt

Matthew Dallek is Professor of Political Management at George Washington University. He is also the author of The Right Moment: Ronald Reagan's First Victory and the Decisive Turning Point in American Politics.

Inhaltsangabe

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