Grappling with the bomb : Britain's Pacific H-bomb tests / Nic Maclellan.
Grappling with the bomb : Britain's Pacific H-bomb tests / Nic Maclellan.
Grappling with the bomb : Britain's Pacific H-bomb tests / Nic Maclellan.
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Publisher
Acton, ACT ANU Press, [2017]
Call Numbers
H 2018/0183
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxiv, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
still image
cartographic image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The leader: Sir Winston Churchill -- The survivors: Lemeyo Abon and Rinok Riklon -- The fisherman: Matashichi Oishi -- The Task Force Commander: Wilfred Oulton -- The businessman: James Burns -- The pacifist: Harold Steele -- Interlude: On radiation, safety and secrecy -- The Chief Petty Officer: Ra...
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Publisher
Acton, ACT ANU Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
[2017]
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Summary
Grappling with the Bomb is a history of Britain's 1950s programme to test the hydrogen bomb, code name Operation Grapple. In 1957, nine atmospheric nuclear tests were held at Malden Island and Christmas Island; today, part of the Pacific nation of Kiribati. Nearly 14,000 troops travelled to the central Pacific for the UK nuclear testing program; ma...
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Full title
Grappling with the bomb : Britain's Pacific H-bomb tests / Nic Maclellan.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-373) and index.
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Date Copyright
copyright2017
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H 2018/0183
Record Identifier
74VKVgZqzZZl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgZqzZZl
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ISBN
9781760461379 (paperback)
DDC
623.4/5119
MMS ID
991024142717302626
