VAHS Seminar given by Dr Matthew Grant of the University of Manchester on 22 February 2010 ABSTRACT Between 1949 and 1967 a group of government-sponsored voluntary organisations existed to help Britain fight the cold war. Collectively called the ‘civil defence … Continue reading
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