author
United States. Office of Civil Defense
Created practical guides for Americans living with Cold War anxieties, helping ordinary people prepare for disasters and emergencies at home. Its publications reflect a moment when public safety, communication, and preparedness became part of everyday civic 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 United States Office of Civil Defense was a federal agency within the Department of Defense, active in the early 1960s and later continued under a new name as the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. It was responsible for promoting civilian readiness in case of attack or major disaster, and it produced manuals, handbooks, and guidance meant for the general public.
As an author, the agency is best known for straightforward preparedness publications such as In Time of Emergency: A Citizen's Handbook on Disasters and other civil defense guides. These works were written to explain sheltering, emergency supplies, fallout precautions, and community response in clear, practical language.
Today, those publications are often read as both historical documents and examples of public-information writing. They offer a vivid glimpse into how the U.S. government tried to educate and reassure civilians during the Cold War.