Moruroa Atoll Nuclear Playground

Biography & Memoir History Australiana

Stewart Firth’s Nuclear Playground explores the secret history of Britain and France’s atomic weapons tests on Moruroa Atoll and Australia’s role in the unfolding drama. This 1987 first edition weaves biography, military history, and Pacific politics into a gripping true story that still resonates today.

Maps chart the remote atoll’s shifting fortunes while stark black-and-white photographs bring the era to life. The 176-page paperback remains in very good shape: clean pages, tight spine, light cover scuffing, and a neat gift inscription on the flyleaf—no author signature, just a thoughtful earlier owner’s note.

Ideal for collectors of Australian history, Cold War narratives, or nuclear-age accounts, this vintage Allen & Unwin release sits smoke-free and ready for a new shelf. Secure a rare first printing of the book that named the Pacific’s most controversial “playground.”