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Manual
of Civil Defence vol 1 pamphlet 1 Nuclear Weapons
This is the 1963 reprint and was used
in the training of Civil Defence Corps until 1968. The first edition
appeared in 1956.
Manual
of Civil Defence Vol. I Pamphlet No.2 Radioactive Fall-out Provisional
Scheme of Public Control
This manual from 1956, described a
Provisional Scheme of Public Control following a nuclear attack. This
remained in force until 1968, with minor amendments. By this time the
idea of evacuating the public from high-risk areas had been abandoned.
Civil
Defence Pocket Book No.2 "Military Support in Civil Defence"
A "Restricted" publication describing
how the military would support the Civil Defence Services in time of
war.
Civil
Defence Pocket Book No. 3 "General Information" (All Sections)
This General Information Pocket Book
was first published in 1960 and was issued to all members of the Corps
as an aide memoire, not as a substitute for the more detailed handbooks
and other information materials supplied.
Civil
Defence Pocketbook No 4 Warden Section
1961 pocket book for the Warden
Section of the Civil Defence Corps. The Pocket Book series were intended
as just that, as an aide memoire, rather than a training manual. Covers
the duties of a warden in war and peacetime.
Domestic
Nuclear Shelters
This leaflet was not published until
after the demise of the Civil Defence Corps, but is included here for
the sake of completeness. It was published in 1981 and was to advise the
public on building nuclear shelters. The leaflet was not issued to the
public but could be purchased if people knew about it (nobody told
them), it has been suggested that it might have been issued generally if
the international situation merited it, in other words during the
Transition To War period.
Civil
Defence Handbook No 1 Wireless Instructions for Civil Defence
Radio procedures for Civil Defence
Civil
Defence Handbook No. 1 Line & Wireless Instruction
Describes the procedures adopted in
the Civil Defence Corps for sending and receiving messages both by line
and radio. This was used by all sections.
Civil
Defence Handbook No2 Field Cable Construction
Manual for field cable parties,
describing the methods for constructing, and maintaining field cable
services.
Civil
Defence Handbook No 3 Exercises & Studies
1953 manual for those planning and
conducting civil defence training exercises.
Elementary fire-fighting manual used
by all sections.
Civil
Defence Manual of Basic Training volume II Basic Fire Fighting
1949 manual related to basic
firefighting, used by members of all sections of the Corps.
Civil
Defence Manual of Basic Training volume II Basic Chemical warfare
1949 Basic training manual in chemical
warfare. Basic training was given to all members of the Corps during the
Cold War period.
Civil
Defence Manual of Basic Training volume II Pamphlet No. 7 Biological
Warfare
1951 manual for use by all sections.
There appear to be a few pages missing, but this may have been part of
the amendment process.
Civil
Defence Manual of Basic Training Volume 1 Principles of damage control
1951 Basic training manual in damage
control. Basic training was given to all members of the Corps during the
Cold War period. This was used with volunteers of all sections, but more
particularly with the Warden and Rescue Sections.
Civil
Defence Manual Of Basic Training Volume II Basic First Aid
1949 Basic training manual in first
aid. Basic training was given to all members of the Corps during the
Cold War period. This manual was used for additional training for
the Ambulance and First Aid Section.
Civil
Defence Manual Of Basic Training Volume II Basic Methods Of Protection
Against High Explosive Missiles
1949 training manual relating to
protection against HE missiles, during the Cold War. This information
was still being used in training as late as 1968. It was based on
experience during WWII, and was basically the same as instruction given
to the Civil Defence Service during that conflict.
Civil
Defence Manual of Basic Training Volume 1 Headquarters section
1953 training manual for the
Headquarters Section.
Civil
Defence Handbook No 7 Rescue
1960 Civil Defence Corps training
manual for the Rescue Section of the Corps.
Civil
Defence Instructors Notes General Notes
1960 training manual for Civil Defence
Corps Instructors. The manual contains materials used during the initial
training of recruits. All recruits to the Corps would have followed this
course prior to receiving their initial training certificate and
uniform, prior to receiving specialised training related to their
section.
The
Hydrogen Bomb, 1957
UK civil defence booklet, describing
the effects of nuclear explosions and response to nuclear attack
including the responsibilities of the civil defence organisations. This
booklet was still being used in 1968.
Civil
Defence Why We Need It
This leaflet was not published until
after the demise of the Civil Defence Corps, but is included here for
the sake of completeness. It was published in 1981.
Civil
Defence Handbook No 10, Advising the Householder on Protection against
Nuclear Attack
Civil Defence Handbook No. 10 was
published in 1963 as a training leaflet for the Civil Defence Corps. It
was not intended for use by the general public. The idea was that in the
Transition to Ware phase Civil Defence Corps personnel, in particular
wardens would be able to advise the public on basic precautions, for
example constructing a fallout room and a refuge. In 1968 the Corps was
disbanded, and no replacement was produced for the use of the public
until the 1980s.
Civil
Defence Filmstrips
List of known Civil Defence filmstrips
Lecture Notes for CD Filmstrips
31 The
Atom Bomb its effects and how to meet them Part 1 Introduction
32 The
Atom Bomb its effects and how to meet them Part 2 Heat
33
Lecture Notes: The Atom Bomb its effects and how to meet them Part 3
Radiation
