Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior

by David Robie

MEMORIAL EDITION PUBLISHED IN 2005 - This moving book made a big impact internationally when it was first published with British (1986) and US (1987) editions following the original publication in New Zealand. It was described by the New Internationalist magazine (UK) as "one of the iniquitous tales of the nuclear age". The author spent 10 weeks on board the Rainbow Warrior . The new memorial edition has been redesigned and includes new sections and photos, plus a preface by Greenpeace NZ executive and original crew member Bunny McDiarmid and a postscript by the author. More than 60 photos, maps and cartoons are included.

168 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Melissa]

I’ve given this four stars because I quite enjoyed this book. I think that had more to do with the subject matter than the actual writing. I mean, the writing was fine, I just found this book to be written in that slightly odd way that newspaper articles are often written. But the subject matter could be turned into a truly fascinating book. I basically had no knowledge of what happened at all, the Rainbow Warrior, nuclear testing in the Pacific, Greenpeace as an organization, so this was all new to me, and really rather blew my mind! Hence the high star count.

[Carole]

An account of the French bombing of the vessel "Rainbow Warrior" when it was seeking to call attention to the plight of Pacific Islanders suffering from French and U.S. nuclear testing in the Pacific. Sometimes I am ashamed to be an American.