Operation Hurricane: The Story of Britain's First Atomic Test in Australia and the Legacy That Remains

by Paul Grace

'I remember seeing a flash, I turned around and heard a roar like a train approaching in a tunnel. Then a tremendous crack like a whiplash passed directly overhead. I saw a mushroom cloud ... There was black and white smoke, orange and red flames ascending through the centre of the mushroom.' RAN Able Seaman Vince Douglas, participant in Operation Hurricane

At 8.00 a.m. on Friday 3 October 1952, Britain's first atomic bomb was detonated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0733650546
• ISBN13: 9780733650543
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Hachette Australia
• Length: 368 Pages