KOROLEV How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon
Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1997
- Hardcover
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Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, CanadaJ. Wyatt Books
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392 pages in excellent condition. Illustrated. Black cloth with silver titles on the spine. Corners not bumped. Black DJ with illustrations and red/white titles. Very light wear on the edges. FINE/NEAR FINE.
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- Title
- KOROLEV How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon
- Author
- Harford, James
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, New York
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0471148539
- ISBN 13
- 9780471148531
- Seller catalogs
- Science, Science and Technology, Transportation
"Fascinating . . . packed with technical and historical detail for the space expert and enthusiast alike . . . Great stuff!"-New Scientist
"In this exceptional book, James Harford pieces together a most compelling and well-written tale. . . . Must reading."-Space News.
"Through masterful research and an engaging narrative style, James Harford gives the world its first in-depth look at the man who should rightly be called the father of the Soviet space program."-Norman R. Augustine, CEO, Lockheed Martin.
"In Korolev, James Harford has written a masterly biography of this enigmatic 'Chief Designer' whose role the Soviets kept secret for fear that Western agents might 'get at' him."-Daily Telegraph.
"Harford's fluency in Russian and his intimate knowledge of space technology give us insights that few, if any, Americans and Russians have had into this dark history of Soviet space."-Dr. Herbert Friedman, Chief Scientist, Hulburt Center for Space Research Naval Research Laboratory.
"Reveals the complex, driven personality of a man who, despite unjust imprisonment in the Gulag, toiled tirelessly for the Soviet military industrial complex. . . . More than just a biography, this is also a history of the Soviet space program at the height of the Cold War. . . . Highly recommended."-Library Journal.
"For decades the identity of the Russian Chief Designer who shocked the world with the launching of the first Sputnik was one of the Soviet Union's best-kept secrets. This book tells vividly the story of that man, Sergei Korolev, in remarkable detail, with many facts and anecdotes previously unavailable to the West."-Sergei Khrushchev, Visiting Senior Fellow, Center for Foreign Policy Development.
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