{"product_id":"protecting-the-home-front-michael-scheibach-9781476672120","title":"Protecting the Home Front: Women in Civil Defense in the Early Cold War","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Scheibach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476672121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476672120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.75h x 5.85w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018","brand":"Michael Scheibach","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485289558271,"sku":"9781476672120","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81d4e7e9-0e58-4fc6-938b-a28ee6cb1a84.jpg?v=1778049016","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/protecting-the-home-front-michael-scheibach-9781476672120","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}