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United States. Office of Civil Defense
A Cold War–era U.S. defense agency, this institutional author produced practical guides and public information on sheltering, emergency planning, and national preparedness. Its publications reflect a moment when civil defense was a visible part of everyday American life.
2 Audiobooks
Emergency Childbirth A Reference Guide for Students of the Medical Self-help Training Course, Lesson No. 11
by United States. Office of Civil Defense, United States. Public Health Service
In Time of Emergency A Citizen's Handbook on Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters (1968)
by United States. Office of Civil Defense
About the author
The Office of Civil Defense was a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Defense in the early 1960s. It took over civil defense functions from the earlier Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization and helped shape how the government explained nuclear preparedness and emergency planning to the public.
As an institutional author, it is best known for manuals, pamphlets, and informational materials about fallout shelters, warning systems, and community readiness. Many works credited to United States. Office of Civil Defense were written to be clear and practical, aimed at local officials as well as ordinary households.
The agency itself did not last long under that exact name: its functions continued under later reorganizations, including the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. Today, its publications are often read as both historical documents and vivid artifacts of the Cold War.