Operation Crossroads

Operation Crossroads
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Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Total Pages : 488
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Book Synopsis Operation Crossroads by : Jonathan M. Weisgall

Download or read book Operation Crossroads written by Jonathan M. Weisgall and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weisgall (law, Georgetown U.) is the legal counsel for the people of Bikini and provides the first non-government account of the two atomic bomb tests on the Pacific island in 1946. He thinks that they were not a good idea, and argues that the government knew that at the time. He was also the executive producer of the film Radio Bikini. Includes lots of photographs. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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