Click to open image viewer. The Operation Crossroads was an expedition to Bikini and the northern Marshall Islands in 1946 under the auspices of the Department of the Navy. Dr. Leonard P. Schultz, ...

Key Point: Less than a year after the formal end of World War II the United States tested its new superweapons in peacetime. Operation Crossroads in 1946 at Bikini Atoll tested the effects of nuclear ...

Summary: The dropping of a nuclear bomb on a fleet of ninety-five warships during “Operation Crossroads” in 1946 marked a pivotal moment in understanding the impact of nuclear weapons on... Less than ...

This extraordinary memoir by anthropologist Lockhart (Walking the Bowl) follows his efforts to help his friend, Michael Dodd, a former Marine diagnosed with dissociative Continue reading » The Biggest ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Operation Crossroads was an ...