Civil defence literature. A small booklet with a message from the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Scotland explaining that civil defence is to "adapt ourselves to the reality that we at present must live with, and to prepare ourselves so that we could alleviate the suffering which war would cause if it came". Further in the text are headings such as "Why bother with civil defence?" and "But surely there is no real protection against a nuclear attack?".

Title

Civil defence literature. A small booklet with a message from the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Scotland explaining that civil defence is to "adapt ourselves to the reality that we at present must live with, and to prepare ourselves so that we could alleviate the suffering which war would cause if it came". Further in the text are headings such as "Why bother with civil defence?" and "But surely there is no real protection against a nuclear attack?".

Identifier

LEMUR:1000026

Description

Modern (20th century) civil defence literature. 'Civil Defence why we need it' HMSO 1986.

Date

Early: 1986 Late: 1986

Format

paper ink, printing,

Coverage

Europe, England, London

Type

Physical Object

UUID

505fb675-5d47-4923-8917-08e97e348e9b