Britain Under Threat: Civil Defence in the Era of Total War, 1914–1989 - Contextual Essays

"A nuclear attack on Britain would be the greatest catastrophe this country has ever suffered . . . No reasonable person can doubt that such a war must be avoided at all costs. Anything that weakens our determination to prevent... Read more →

Throughout the twentieth century, British civil defence programmes blended direct government action—the distribution of gas masks, say, or the construction of large public shelters—with calls to arms for the public to do their bit to keep themselves, and their families,... Read more →