Heitmann, C. Schützen und Helfen?

Luftschutz und Zivilverteidigung in der DDR 1955 bis 1989/90. Volume 12 of the series "Militärgeschichte der DDR" published by the Militärgeschichtlichen Forschungsamt. For the first time, the origins, development, structures and tasks of the GDR Civil Defence and its predecessor, the Air Defence, are systematically presented. The study places both organisations in the security structures and in the history of the East German state and analyses the attempts of the SED to penetrate as many aspects of the lives of the people in the GDR as possible by means of air defence and civil defence. 12 pages with b/w illustrations, 4 colour plates with depictions of insignia and uniforms, 12 organigrams. Berlin: Links Verlag 2006. 488 pages. Very good condition.