From Library Journal
$23.95. military studies Over 200,000 U.S. servicemen were deliberately exposed to nuclear radiation between 1945 and 1960, primarily at the atomic bomb testing sites in Nevada and the Pacific Ocean. Photojournalist Lerager presents the human side of this controversial issue in this compilation of photographs and sympathetic one-page profiles of 40 "atomic veterans." Though five men report no ill effects, the rest have experienced a variety of maladies, the most common and deadly being cancer. Nonetheless, the Veterans Administration has persistently denied medical claims resulting from radiation exposure, and since the men were performing in the line of duty, they are prohibited by law from suing the government. While telling only one side of the story, this work is compelling. Recommended. Richard W. Grefrath, Univ. of Nevada Lib., Reno
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
