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One of Our H-bombs is Missing by Flora Lewis ➤ McGraw-Hill 1967 Book Club Edition
One of Our H-bombs is Missing by Flora Lewis McGraw-Hill 1967 Book Club Edition
Title: One of Our H-bombs is Missing
Author: Flora Lewis
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill 1967
Edition: Book Club Edition
Size: 5.75 X 8.5 * 270 pages
Synopsis: From the Jacket: The hamlet of Palomares in southern Spain lay forgotten under the sun - a drab and medieval place
whose inhabitants raised tomatoes.
There is no limit to the sky above this little town. It is clear and bright as far as the eye can see.
Then on Monday, January 17, 1966, something happened in the skies above Palomares - and within two weeks 747 people had converged on the place with a motor pool, bulldozers and helicopters, a complete kitchen, two laundries, and movie-pro- jection equipment.
Overnight the world learned about Palomares: and neither the world nor the village would ever forget.
For on Monday, January 17, 1966, at 10:22 a.m., two U.S. military planes a B-52 bomber and a KC-135 tanker - collided six miles above Palomares. They exploded, showering the earth and sea with 800,000 lbs. of debris. Miraculously, not a single person on the ground was seriously hurt. But somewhere amidst the wreckage were four H-bombs; Palomares was suddenly, horribly, part of the twentieth century. This is the subject of Flora Lewis's exhaustive report.
In minute-by-minute detail she tells of the "routine" accident and its strange consequences. With precise and moving skill she re-creates the moment it all began, and the men and women to whom it happened: the American fliers and the Spanish fishermen; the highly skilled teams of specialists who converged on Palomares; the U.S. politicians and military leaders whose attempts to deal with the problem that one of our H-bombs was missing (the other three were found and removed shortly after the accident) turned the whole situation into a parody of Dr. Strangelove.
With remarkable clarity Miss Lewis involves the reader in the peculiar ironies and alarms of the nuclear age the explosive combination of technological wonders and human frailties. Her story is a precise report on a headline-making event - but also it is history - ironic, convoluted, awesome.
Flora Lewis is one of the most respected reporters at work today. After beginning with the Associated Press in New York, she was transferred to Washington, where she covered the State Department and the general diplomatic corps. In 1946 she left the AP to accompany her husband, Sidney Gruson, to Warsaw. She has worked in most of the countries of Europe and the Middle East and has written over a hundred articles for major magazines, ranging from Foreign Affairs Quarterly to Harper's Bazaar. Among her books are Red Pawn: The Story of Noel Field, and A Case History of Hope.
For the last eight years Miss Lewis has been correspondent for the Washington Post, based in Bonn, London, and New York. She has received the Overseas Press Club award for the best magazine reporting on foreign affairs. Her book about Gomulka's Poland was nominated by the National Book Award committee. Mrs. Gruson's husband now heads The New York Times edition in Paris, where they live with their three children.
Overall Condition: Good + The book has been read but is in good condition. It has no issues to the cover, including scuff marks, holes or tears. The dust jacket has some wear and is included. The binding has minimal wear. The pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. There are no missing pages; see images.
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Title: One of Our H-bombs is Missing
Author: Flora Lewis
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill 1967
Edition: Book Club Edition
Size: 5.75 X 8.5 * 270 pages
Synopsis: From the Jacket: The hamlet of Palomares in southern Spain lay forgotten under the sun - a drab and medieval place
whose inhabitants raised tomatoes.
There is no limit to the sky above this little town. It is clear and bright as far as the eye can see.
Then on Monday, January 17, 1966, something happened in the skies above Palomares - and within two weeks 747 people had converged on the place with a motor pool, bulldozers and helicopters, a complete kitchen, two laundries, and movie-pro- jection equipment.
Overnight the world learned about Palomares: and neither the world nor the village would ever forget.
For on Monday, January 17, 1966, at 10:22 a.m., two U.S. military planes a B-52 bomber and a KC-135 tanker - collided six miles above Palomares. They exploded, showering the earth and sea with 800,000 lbs. of debris. Miraculously, not a single person on the ground was seriously hurt. But somewhere amidst the wreckage were four H-bombs; Palomares was suddenly, horribly, part of the twentieth century. This is the subject of Flora Lewis's exhaustive report.
In minute-by-minute detail she tells of the "routine" accident and its strange consequences. With precise and moving skill she re-creates the moment it all began, and the men and women to whom it happened: the American fliers and the Spanish fishermen; the highly skilled teams of specialists who converged on Palomares; the U.S. politicians and military leaders whose attempts to deal with the problem that one of our H-bombs was missing (the other three were found and removed shortly after the accident) turned the whole situation into a parody of Dr. Strangelove.
With remarkable clarity Miss Lewis involves the reader in the peculiar ironies and alarms of the nuclear age the explosive combination of technological wonders and human frailties. Her story is a precise report on a headline-making event - but also it is history - ironic, convoluted, awesome.
Flora Lewis is one of the most respected reporters at work today. After beginning with the Associated Press in New York, she was transferred to Washington, where she covered the State Department and the general diplomatic corps. In 1946 she left the AP to accompany her husband, Sidney Gruson, to Warsaw. She has worked in most of the countries of Europe and the Middle East and has written over a hundred articles for major magazines, ranging from Foreign Affairs Quarterly to Harper's Bazaar. Among her books are Red Pawn: The Story of Noel Field, and A Case History of Hope.
For the last eight years Miss Lewis has been correspondent for the Washington Post, based in Bonn, London, and New York. She has received the Overseas Press Club award for the best magazine reporting on foreign affairs. Her book about Gomulka's Poland was nominated by the National Book Award committee. Mrs. Gruson's husband now heads The New York Times edition in Paris, where they live with their three children.
Overall Condition: Good + The book has been read but is in good condition. It has no issues to the cover, including scuff marks, holes or tears. The dust jacket has some wear and is included. The binding has minimal wear. The pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. There are no missing pages; see images.
Secure shipping bubble-wrapped in a new box.
2026--U.S. shipping for this (Two Pounds Media Mail) is $5.22 with tracking.
Multiple items will be combined for the lowest shipping price.
International Shipping cost is based on the destination so inquire before buying. Mobile users must scroll to the bottom and click on 'use desktop site' to bring up the Ask a Question link which sends me an email.
(PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING ANY PAYMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.)
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