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Bombs over Bikini: The World's First Nuclear Disaster
88 pp.
| Twenty-First Century |
April, 2014 |
LibraryISBN 978-1-4677-1612-3$34.60
|
EbookISBN 978-1-4677-2545-3
(3)
YA
This book offers a riveting tale of the aftermath of U.S. nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific. The tests themselves and the lives of the Marshall Islanders directly affected by the resulting radiation contamination are described in engrossing detail. Sidebars, quotes from primary sources, and period photographs supplement the informative and thought-provoking narrative. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.