Every home a fortress: the fallout shelter father in Cold War America

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Every home a fortress: the fallout shelter father in Cold War America

During the nuclear crisis years of 1958 to 1961, millions of U.S. citizens were instructed by their federal government that the best chance of surviving a direct nuclear confrontation with the Soviet Union resided in converting their backyards or basements into family fallout shelters. Directing the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bishop, Tom
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	fatherhood usa american cold war nuclear fallout shelters
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39958/

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