Maralinga

Name: Maralinga
Brand: Hachette Australia
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The Chilling Expose of Our Secret Nuclear Shame and Betrayal of Our Troops and Country

By: Frank Walker

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Paperback | 26 August 2014 | Edition Number 1

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WHO REALLY PAID THE PRICE FOR THE BRITISH NUCLEAR TESTS IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK?

The facts are shocking. The treachery is chilling. The fallout ongoing. During the 1950s-60s, with the blessing of Prime Minister Robert Menzies, the British government used Australia as its nuclear laboratory. They exploded twelve atomic bombs on Australian soil - at the Monte Bello Islands, Emu Field and Maralinga. Sixteen thousand Australian servicemen were guinea pigs. RAAF pilots were ordered to fly into nuclear mushroom clouds, soldiers told to walk into radioactive ground zero, sailors retrieved highly contaminated debris - none of them aware of the dangers they faced. But the betrayal didn't end with our soldiers.

Secret monitoring stations were set up around the continent to measure radiation levels and a clandestine decades-long project stole bones from dead babies to see how much fallout had contaminated their small bodies - their grieving parents were never told. Investigative journalist Frank Walker's MARALINGA is a must-read true story of scientists treating an entire population as lab rats and politicians sacrificing their own people in the pursuit of power.

About the Author

Frank Walker is a veteran journalist. His newspaper roles have included being chief reporter for The Sun-Herald covering defence, veterans affairs, national security and terrorism. He's also worked on The Sydney Morning Herald, The National Times, for News Limited in New York, and for Deutsche Welle international radio in Germany. He has published two books to date, The Tiger Man of Vietnam and Ghost Platoon. He lives in Sydney.

Industry Reviews

An original and compelling account that succeeds in exposing the subterfuge and myopia of both British and Australian governments - SATURDAY PAPER

Demonstrates powerfully why, regardless of the context in which the testing took place, the emotional legacy of Maralinga will linger in the Australian psyche - WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN

Excellent examination of a dark chapter in Australian history - AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MAGAZINE

Riveting and confronting - Ian Freckelton QC, JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE

Sparks a rage in the reader that human beings could be treated with such contempt, such cold-blooded, Nazi-like calculated evilness by a nation that, at the time, was regarded as our best friend and ally . . . a well written unmasking of a dirty secret that remains a black stain on our history - LAW SOCIETY JOURNAL

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