Maralinga, 9780733635939
Paperback
Atomic secrets, human experiments, and betrayal in the Australian outback.

Maralinga

the chilling expose of our secret nuclear shame and betrayal of our troops and country

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    30 May 2016

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Summary

Maralinga: A Betrayal of Trust

“Utterly gripping. It reads like a thriller.”

JON FAINE

This edition contains a new author note with shocking new material that has come to light as a result of the groundbreaking original publication.

Investigative journalist Frank Walker’s MARALINGA is a must-read true story of the abuse of our servicemen, scientists treating the Australian population as lab rats, and politicians sacrificing their own people…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733635939
ISBN-10:0733635938
Author:Frank Walker
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:30 May 2016
Weight:317g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 26mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

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

Utterly gripping. It reads like a thriller. - Jon Faine, ABC MELBOURNE

This book forces you to question our government and its role in the greatest miscarriage of justice this country has ever seen. - GOOD READING

an extraordinary yarn … finely researched - SUN-HERALD on THE TIGER MAN OF VIETNAM

thoroughly researched and compelling … a chilling account - SUN-HERALD on GHOST PLATOON

one of those great untold stories … Walker tells it with verve and excitement and with meticulous attention to detail

- SYDNEY MORNING HERALD on THE TIGER MAN OF VIETNAM

About The Author

Frank Walker

Frank Walker has been an Australian journalist and foreign correspondent in Germany and the United States for forty years, covering wars and coups, floods and fires, terrorist attacks and political brawls, movie stars and street crime. His first two bestselling books - The Tiger Man of Vietnam and Ghost Platoon - revealed uncomfortable truths about Australia’s actions in the Vietnam War. His third bestselling book, Maralinga, lifted the veil of secrecy thrown over the British atomic bomb tests in the outback and shocking human experiments in Australia in the 1950s and 1960s. His fourth book, Commandos, examined the most daring secret raids behind enemy lines by Australians and New Zealanders in World War II. In 2017 Frank wrote Traitors, an expose on how Australia and its allies betrayed our Anzacs and let Nazi and Japanese war criminals go free. His most recent book is The Scandalous Life of Freddie McEvoy: The true story of the swashbuckling Australian rogue.

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