Bikini Atoll
Shipwrecks of the Nuclear Tests
$77.80
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2026
Summary
The Empire of Japan formally surrendered to the Allies on 2 September 1945, following the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While the fighting had ended, a new weapon had been unleashed onto the world stage that nations rushed frantically to develop and master. The USA needed somewhere extremely remote to conduct its experimental nuclear weapons testing. They chose Bikini Atoll – a beautiful Pacific coral atoll in the Marshall Islands in the middle of the Pacific and per…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399053198 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399053191 |
| Author: | Rod Macdonald |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Frontline Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 16 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.01kg |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 181mm x 254mm |
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Rod Macdonald
Rod MacDonald is an internationally renowned shipwreck explorer, undersea adventurer and best-selling diving author with twelve books about shipwrecks, the culmination of a lifetime of diving. His beautifully illustrated books are the internationally accepted definitive guides to many world-famous dive locations such as Scapa Flow and Truk Lagoon. Rod is a graduate of the University of Aberdeen School of Law, a Fellow of the Explorers Club of New York and a Patron of the GB & Ireland Chapter of the Explorers Club. When not writing or exploring shipwrecks he is a big boat yachtsman, former volunteer lifeboatman, a RYA Advanced Powerboat Instructor and a Search and Rescue (SAR) instructor. He lives in Stonehaven, a small fishing town on the north east coast of Scotland with his wife Claire, his two children having flown the coup.
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