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H-Bombs and Hula Girls: Operation Grapple 1957 and the Last Royal Navy Gunroom at Sea
Michael Johnson
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Description for H-Bombs and Hula Girls: Operation Grapple 1957 and the Last Royal Navy Gunroom at Sea
Paperback. The first book to deal with Grapple and Warrior's journey home around South America and the Falklands. 2017 sees the 60th anniversary of Operation Grapple and the first successful test of a British nuclear weapon Num Pages: 320 pages, Over 100 black & white photos, diagrams and charts. BIC Classification: HBTW; JWF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 202. .
Published to coincide with the 60th anniversay of Britain's first successful thermonuclear bomb testing in the Pacific, H-Bombs and Hula Girls tells the tale of ten young men brought together through National Service in the Royal Navy and taking part in Britain's top secret tests near Christmas Island. They experience at extremely close quarters what the world is told were three megaton H-bomb explosions, going on to show their country's flag in Hawaii, then around the South Pacific, and finally round all of South America. Theirs is the only British warship ever to sail directly from Port Stanley to Puerto ... Read more
Published to coincide with the 60th anniversay of Britain's first successful thermonuclear bomb testing in the Pacific, H-Bombs and Hula Girls tells the tale of ten young men brought together through National Service in the Royal Navy and taking part in Britain's top secret tests near Christmas Island. They experience at extremely close quarters what the world is told were three megaton H-bomb explosions, going on to show their country's flag in Hawaii, then around the South Pacific, and finally round all of South America. Theirs is the only British warship ever to sail directly from Port Stanley to Puerto ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Unicorn Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910500682
SKU
V9781910500682
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Michael Johnson
Michael Johnston was the oldest of the group of ten Midshipmen and went on to become a Sub-Lieutenant. Uniquely written and compiled by those who were there and through shared experiences.
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