CONTENIS oo. Vii FOREWORD...... PREFACE 20.0. cscs cece cece cece ebb tee eet ne bene eeeeeees ix CHAPTER | DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY: 1526-1972 Geography .........0. 0. ccc eects l 7-10) (0): 4 Climate 0.0.0. ce eee eee 13 Hydrology 0.0... 0.0.0 ccc ccc cece te teens 14 Flora and Fauna 1.00.00. ccc cece cece ene ences 15 People 2... 0... ccc eee ences we. 2h Economy and Politics ..... 00... e ccc ce ee ees 21 Religion ..... 0... cece ene e tenes 25 Land Use... 0... cece eens 25 Diet oo cece cree ene eeees 27 Population ...... 0... cece ec eee 27 Discovery Era: 1526-1886 «2.0.0... 0.0.0... c cae 29 German Protectorate: 1886-1914 .......0....0.... 29 Japanese Mandate: 1914-1944...00.0..0........., 29 Battle of Enewetak: February 1944 ..............., The Nuclear Age Begins: July 1945 2.000.000.0000... Operation Crossroads: June-July 1946 ............ Establishment of AEC and AFSWP .............. 30 34 36. 37 Ground: July-December 1947 ................. Living on Ujelang ......0. 000... ccc ccc eee eee Operation Sandstone: April-May 1948 ............ Construction Activities ........ 0.0.0... cece eee aes 37 39 41 42 Establishment of Enewetak Proving Operation Greenhouse: April-May 1951 ........... 45 Operation Ivy: October-November 1952 .......... 48 Operation Castle: February-May 1954 ............ 49 Operation Redwing: May-July 1956............... SI Operation Hardtack I: April-August 1958 ......... 52 Moratorium and Test Ban ............ 0.00 ceeeee $3 xi