LEADER 04069cam a2200457 i 4500001 251909 005 20240621200444.0 008 160718s2016 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 2015048180 020 9780199743124 |qhardcover ; |qalkaline paper 020 0199743126 |qhardcover ; |qalkaline paper 020 |z9780190469535 020 |z9780190469542 035 (OCoLC)ocn932003584 035 251909 042 pcc 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDX |dYDXCP |dBTCTA |dBDX |dOQX |dVP@ |dSTF |dCLE |dLHM 050 00 UA927 |b.D36 2016 100 1 Dallek, Matthew, |d1969- |eauthor. 245 10 Defenseless under the night : |bthe Roosevelt years and the origins of Homeland Security / |cMatthew Dallek. 246 30 Roosevelt years and the origins of Homeland Security 264 1 New York, NY : |bOxford University Press, |c[2016] 300 xiii, 340 pages : |billustrations ; |c25 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 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. 520 "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. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 610 10 United States. |bOffice of Civilian Defense |xHistory. 650 0 Civil defense |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |zUnited States. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xWar work |zUnited States. 600 10 Landis, James M. |q(James McCauley), |d1899-1964. 600 10 Roosevelt, Eleanor, |d1884-1962 |xInfluence. 650 0 Civil defense |zUnited States |xCitizen participation. 651 0 United States |xDefenses |xHistory |y20th century. 776 08 |iOnline version:Dallek, Matthew, 1969- author. |tDefenseless under the night. |dNew York City : Oxford University Press, [2016] |z9780190469535 |w(DLC) 2015048979 852 0 |bstacks |hUA927 |i.D36 2016