{"product_id":"bombing-the-marshall-islands-a-cold-war-tragedy-hardback-9781107047327","title":"Bombing the Marshall Islands; A Cold War Tragedy (Hardback) 9781107047327","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBombing the Marshall Islands\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Cold War Tragedy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA narrative history of the nuclear tests conducted by the United States in the Marshall Islands from 1946 to 1958.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKeith M. Parsons (Author), Robert A. Zaballa (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107047327, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 July 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 8 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Parsons and Raballa's multidisciplinary contribution provides a valuable reading of the Cold War's impact on the Marshall Islanders with a largely non-judgemental analysis of the key factors at play.' Roy Smith, Journal of New Zealand \u0026amp; Pacific Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDuring the Cold War, the United States conducted atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific. The total explosive yield of these tests was 108 megatons, equivalent to the detonation of one Hiroshima bomb per day over nineteen years. These tests, particularly Castle Bravo, the largest one, had tragic consequences, including the irradiation of innocent people and the permanent displacement of many native Marshallese. Keith M. Parsons and Robert Zaballa tell the story of the development and testing of thermonuclear weapons and the effects of these tests on their victims and on the popular and intellectual culture. These events are also situated in their Cold War context and explained in terms of the prevailing hopes, fears, and beliefs of that age. In particular, the narrative highlights the obsessions and priorities of top American officials, such as Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. Sunrise in the West: snow in the tropics\u003cbr\u003e 1. Operation crossroads: the World's first nuclear disaster\u003cbr\u003e 2. The coming of the 'Super'\u003cbr\u003e 3. Runaway bomb\u003cbr\u003e 4. The victims of Bravo\u003cbr\u003e 5. Monsters and movements: the cultural 'Fallout' of nuclear testing\u003cbr\u003e 6. Bikini postmortem I: public perceptions and official obsessions\u003cbr\u003e 7. Bikini postmortem II: nuclear policy and nuclear tests\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. Back to Bikini?\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. Ultimate weapons\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Radiation exposure, dosage, and its biomedical effects\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e], Nuclear weapons [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Nuclear weapons\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Nuclear%20weapons%20%5BJWMN%5D%22\"\u003eJWMN\u003c\/a\u003e], The Cold War [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The Cold War\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20Cold%20War%20%5BHBTW%5D%22\"\u003eHBTW\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265551618328,"sku":"9781107047327","price":89.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107047327i.jpg?v=1692024139","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bombing-the-marshall-islands-a-cold-war-tragedy-hardback-9781107047327","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}