: The subject of the research is civil defense (CD) in Poland. The author stresses that the defense of every state from military threats is one of the main problems of modern warfare. In addition, he familiarizes us with the genesis of civil defense, the main purpose of the research and the specific objectives in the following categories: cognitive, theoretical and practical. In the light of the formulated research problems and accepted limitations, the subject of the dissertation and the research hypothesis are presented, which in the diagnostic part states that the Polish civil defense is imperfect as for today. The shortcomings are visible especially in the preparation phase (planning, organization) of its potential to combat war risks. This also applies to resource management.

In order to prove the truth of the thesis, the dissertation was divided into chapters, which at the same time will constitute the implementation of tasks in the accepted research process.