Maralinga

The Chilling Expose of Our Secret Nuclear Shame and Betrayal of Our Troops and Country

By: Frank Walker

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Paperback | 31 May 2016 | Edition Number 1

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'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 in the pursuit of power.

During the Menzies era, with the blessing of the Prime Minister, the British government exploded twelve atomic bombs on Australian soil. 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 these servicemen. Secret monitoring stations were set up around the country to measure radiation levels and a clandestine decades-long project stole bones from dead babies to see how much fallout had contaminated their bodies - their grieving parents were never told. This chilling expose drawn from extensive research and interviews with surviving veterans reveals the betrayal of our troops and our country.

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

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

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