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How Washington D.C. Prepared for Nuclear War

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US | e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9781403965547
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Palgrave Macmillan US e druk, 2007 9781403965547
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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.

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ISBN13:9781403965547
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US

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Introduction A Nuclear Weapons Primer By the Bomb's Imaginary Light The Promise and Politics of Dispersal The District Defends Itself Downtown, Out of Town, or Underground? Apathy and the Atom The Eisenhower Way Practice Makes Perfect Capital Confusion Land of the Blind The Satchel Has Been Passed . . . Postscript Source Abbreviations Acknowledgments

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