Dee Garrison is a Professor of History Emeritus at Rutgers University who specializes in the history of American social movements, gender history, and peace history.
"Well researched and convincingly argued. Moving from the later
1940s to the post-9/11 era, this book effectively links civil
defense to larger issues of U.S. nuclear strategy and illuminates
how seemingly marginal oppositional movements can cumulatively
influence the course of events. While documenting the more absurd
aspects of civil defense propaganda, Garrison does not settle for
easy ridicule but approaches the topic with the moral seriousness
it
deserves."--Paul Boyer, author of By the Bomb's Early Light:
American Thought and Culture at the Dawn of the Atomic Age
"Garrison offers a superb introduction to the antinuclear
movement....Bracing for Armageddon is an excellent book on a topic
only increasing in relevance."--Andrew J. Falk, Register of the
Kentucky Historical Society
"Those interested in the history of the Cold War, the anti-nuclear
movement, and how the construction of the military-industrial
complex impacted on the lives of ordinary Americans cannot afford
to miss this volume."--Wendy E. Chmielewski, Curator, Swarthmore
College and past president of the Peace History Society
"Historian Dee Garrison's latest work turns the timely issue of
civil defense on its head. This is a most relevant, enlightening,
and sometimes scary read."--Harriet Hyman Alonso, author of Peace
as a Women's Issue
"Could not be more timely. Russia and the US still target each
other with over 2500 hydrogen bombs on hair-trigger alert, and
nuclear war, despite the absence of overt hostilities, could break
out at any moment, obliterating much of the planet. Read this book
and wake up!"--Helen Caldicott MD
"A marvelous book, rich in detail and insight. It reminds us not
only of our rulers' bizarre preparations for nuclear war, but of
the many courageous people who stood up and successfully resisted
them."--Lawrence S. Wittner, author of The Struggle Against the
Bomb
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