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Grappling with the bomb : Britain's Pacific H-bomb tests /

Grappling with the Bomb is a history of Britain's 1950s program to test the hydrogen bomb, code name Operation Grapple. In 1957-58, 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 th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maclellan, Nic (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Australian National University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Acton, A.C.T. : ANU Press, [2017]
Colección:Pacific series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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: Ratu Inoke Bainimarama
  • The sailor: Paul Ah Poy
  • The high chief: Ratu Penaia Ganilau
  • The WVS ladies: Mary and Billie Burgess
  • The pilot: Geoffrey Dhenin
  • The Prime Minister: Harold Macmillan
  • The Foreign Officer: Gillian Brown
  • The telegraphist: Roy Sefton
  • The soldiers: Isireli Qalo
  • The Banaban: Tekoti Rotan
  • The mothers: Sui Kiritome
  • The last soldiers: Josefa Vueti
  • The President: John F. Kennedy
  • Interlude: Contested illnesses
  • The research scientist: Al Rowland
  • The litigant: Pita Rokoratu
  • The Rear Admiral: Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama.