Beyond Belief: The British Bomb Tests: Australia's Veterans Speak Out by Roger Cross and Avon Hudson

Beyond Belief: The British Bomb Tests: Australia's Veterans Speak Out by Roger Cross and Avon Hudson

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SKU TBM9781862546608
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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781862546608
Author: Roger Cross
Additional Authors: Avon Hudson
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Wakefield Press
Place: Adelaide SA
Year: 2005
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

In Beyond Belief, Roger Cross and Avon Hudson give a long-ignored voice to the veterans of the British atomic bomb tests conducted in Australia during the 1950s and 1960s. Their chilling stories raise many disturbing questions both about what happened then and the effects on their lives in the decades that have passed.

Successive British and Australian governments denied their understanding of the dangers of ionising radiation in the 1950s. However, the government scientists employed to monitor the tests were given protective clothing. The servicemen were left unprotected, given radiation-measuring devices, and exposed to a simulated theatre of nuclear war.

They trusted their government and the appointed Safety Committee, only to be left with a tragic legacy for their children and grandchildren. (back cover)

Included are chapters on Monte Bello 1952 and 1956, Emu Field 1953, Maralinga 1956 and 1957.

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