[PDF] Protecting The Home Front eBook

Author : Michael Scheibach
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 37,73 MB
Release : 2017-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1476672121

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Formed in 1951, the Federal Civil Defense Administration said that "the importance of women in civil defense can scarcely be overstated." Comprising 70 percent or more of civil defense workers at the height of the Cold War, American women served as FCDA wardens, auxiliary police, nurses, home preparedness advisors, coordinators of mass feeding drills, rescue and emergency management personnel, and in various local, state, regional and national organizations. The author examines the diverse roles they filled to promote homeland protection and preparedness at a time when atomic war was an imminent threat.

Author : Richard van Emden
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 19,73 MB
Release : 2017-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1473891965

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A “fascinating” look at hardship, heroism, and civilian life in England during the Great War (World War One Illustrated). The truth about the sacrifice and suffering among British civilians during World War I is rarely discussed. In this book, people who were there speak about experiences and events that have remained buried for decades. Their testimony shows the same candor and courage we have become accustomed to hearing from military veterans of this war. Those interviewed include a survivor of a Zeppelin raid in 1915; a Welsh munitions worker recruited as a girl; and a woman rescued from a bombed school after five days. There are also accounts of rural famine, bereavement, and the effects on families back home—and even the story of a woman who planned to kill her family to save them further suffering.

Author : Stan Cohen
Publisher : Pictorial Histories Publishing Company
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 20,33 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN :

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Tells of the Amerian efforts to provide equipment for World War II and tells of the situation in America at the time.

Author : William L. Bird
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 24,79 MB
Release : 1998-06
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781568981406

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The poster - inexpensive, colorful, and immediate - was an ideal medium for delivering messages about Americans' duties on the home front during World War II. Design for Victory presents more than 150 of these stunning images - many never reproduced since their first issue - culled from the collections of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. William L. Bird, Jr. and Harry R. Rubenstein delve beneath the surface of these colorful graphics, telling the stories behind their production and revealing how posters fulfilled the goals and needs of their creators. The authors describe the history of how specific posters were conceived and received, focusing on the workings of the wartime advertising profession and demonstrating how posters often reflected uneasy relations between labor and management.

Author : Greg Castillo
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 24,95 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0816646910

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Greg Castillo presents an illustrated history of the persuasive impact of model homes, appliances, and furniture in Cold War propaganda.

Author : G. Cassano
Publisher : Springer
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 10,47 MB
Release : 2009-11-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0230246990

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Home/Front examines the gendered exploitation of labor in the household from a postmodern Marxian perspective. The authors of this volume use the anti-foundationalist Marxian economic theories first formulated by Stephen Resnick and Richard Wolff to explore power, domination, and exploitation in the modern household.

Author : Emily Yellin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 14,34 MB
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1439103585

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Our Mothers' War is a stunning and unprecedented portrait of women during World War II, a war that forever transformed the way women participate in American society. Never before has the vast range of women's experiences during this pivotal era been brought together in one book. Now, Our Mothers' War re-creates what American women from all walks of life were doing and thinking, on the home front and abroad. These heartwarming and sometimes heartbreaking accounts of the women we have known as mothers, aunts, and grandmothers reveal facets of their lives that have usually remained unmentioned and unappreciated. Our Mothers' War gives center stage to one of WWII's most essential fighting forces: the women of America, whose extraordinary bravery, strength, and humanity shine through on every page.

Author : Kristin Hannah
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 38,53 MB
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1743294662

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From a distance, Michael and Joleen Zarkades seem to have it all: a solid dependable marriage, two exciting careers, and children they adore. But after twelve years together, the couple has lost their way. They are unhappy and edging towards divorce. Then the Iraq war starts and an unexpected deployment will tear their already fragile family apart, sending one of them deep into harm's way and leaving the other at home, waiting for news. When the worst happens, each must face their darkest fear and fight for the future of their family. An intimate look at the inner landscape of a disintegrating marriage and a dramatic exploration of the price of war on a single American family. Home Front is a provocative and timely portrait of hope, honour, loss, forgiveness and the elusive nature of love.

Author : Caryl Ann Cooper
Publisher :
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 17,14 MB
Release : 1996
Category : African American press
ISBN :

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During World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Office of Civilian Defense (OCD) to coordinate the protection of the American home front and boost morale. The federal agency used public relations techniques to define and promote civilian defense to the American public. The agency also recognized African-Americans as an important public whose participation in home front activities was necessary for national unity. This dissertation studies how the OCD used public relations techniques to make African-Americans feel welcome as they participated in agency sponsored activities during World War II.