H-Bombs and Hula Girls, 9781910500682
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

H-Bombs and Hula Girls

operation grapple 1957 and the last royal navy gunroom at sea

$77.71

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    14 August 2017

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Summary

Published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Britain’s first successful nuclear bomb testing in the Pacific, H-Bombs and Hula Girls tells the extraordinary tale of ten bright and cheerful young men, brought together through National Service, sailing in the aircraft carrier HMS Warrior through an Atlantic hurricane, squeezing through the Panama Canal, and taking part in the top secret thermonuclear weapon tests at Christmas Island. After witnessing at extremely close quarters what the wo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781910500682
ISBN-10:1910500682
Author:Michael Johnson
Publisher:Unicorn Publishing Group
Imprint:Uniform Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:14 August 2017
Weight:1.26kg
Dimensions:246mm x 202mm
About The Author

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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