"Titus tells this painful story with marvelous balance. She threads her way easily through the labyrinths of both the federal bureaucracy and the American legal system, and her explanations are models of lucidity. Bombs in the Backyard is directed primarily toward an academic audience, but the nation would be well served if it reached the public realm as well." —Ferenc M. Szasz, Nevada Historical Society Quarterly
— Ferenc M. Szasz, Nevada Historical Society Quarterly
"Titus's book is a short but complete examination of American atomic testing . . . it is a valuable addition to historical literature on the atomic age, providing scholars with well-documented, comprehensive history of U.S. atomic testing and the political and health issues which have emerged as a result." —Peter Neushul, Journal of the Southwest
— Peter Neushul, Journal of the Southwest
"Titus's discussion of legal and legislative aspects of compensation holds special value because nothing really comparable exists." —Barton C. Hacker, Smithsonian
— Barton C. Hacker, Smithsonian