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

By Nic Maclellan

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 the central Pacific for the UK nuclear testing program-many are still living with the health and environmental consequences. Based on archival research and interviews with nuclear survivors, Grappling with the Bomb presents i-Kiribati woman Sui Kiritome, British pacifist Harold Steele, businessman James Burns, Fijian sailor Paul Ah Poy, English volunteers Mary and Billie Burgess and many other witnesses to Britain's nuclear folly.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1760461377
• ISBN13: 9781760461379
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Anu Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.2"