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The Atomic Times by Michael Harris
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Military Print Length: 288 pages Publisher: Michael Harris (December 21, 2010) Publication Date: December 21, 2010 ISBN-10: 0345481542 ISBN-13: 978-0345481542  Catch-22 with radiation.Area 51 meets Dr. Strangelove.Except it really happened. Operation Redwing, the biggest and baddest of America's atmospheric nuclear weapons test regimes, mixed saber rattling with mad science, while overlooking the cataclysmic human, geopolitical and ecological effects. But mostly, it just messed with guys' heads. Major Maxwell, who put Safety First, Second and Third. Except when he didn't. Berko, the wise-cracking Brooklyn Dodgers fan forced to cope with the H-bomb and his mother's cookies. Tony, who thought military spit and polish plus uncompromising willpower made him an exception. Carl Duncan, who clung to his girlfriend's photos and a dangerous secret. Major Vanish, who did just that. In THE ATOMIC TIMES, Michael Harris welcomes readers into the U.S. Army's nuclear family where the F-words were Fallout and Fireball. In a distinctive narrative voice, Harris describes his H-bomb year with unforgettable imagery and insight into the ways isolation and isotopes change men for better—and for worse Sharing Widget |