In the Shadow of the Moon (eBook, ePUB)
America, Russia, and the Hidden History of the Space Race
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Anexhilarating dive into the secret history of humankind's race to the moon, fromacclaimed author Amy Cherrix. This fascinating and immersive read is perfect forfans of Steve Sheinkin's Bomb and M. T. Anderson's Symphony for the City ofthe Dead.You've heard of the space race, but doyou know the whole story?The most ambitious race humankind hasever undertaken was masterminded in the shadows by two engineers on oppositesides of the Cold WarWernher von Braun, a former Nazi officer living in theUS, and Sergei Korolev, a Russian rocket designer once jailed for crimesagainst his countryand your text...
An
exhilarating dive into the secret history of humankind's race to the moon, from
acclaimed author Amy Cherrix. This fascinating and immersive read is perfect for
fans of Steve Sheinkin's Bomb and M. T. Anderson's Symphony for the City of
the Dead.
You've heard of the space race, but do
you know the whole story?
The most ambitious race humankind has
ever undertaken was masterminded in the shadows by two engineers on opposite
sides of the Cold WarWernher von Braun, a former Nazi officer living in the
US, and Sergei Korolev, a Russian rocket designer once jailed for crimes
against his countryand your textbooks probably never told you.
Von Braun became an American hero, recognized
the world over, while Korolev toiled in obscurity. These two brilliant
rocketeers never met, but together they shaped the science of spaceflight and redefined
modern warfare. From Stalin's brutal Gulag prisons and Hitler's concentration
camps to Cape Canaveral and beyond, their simultaneous quests pushed
scienceand human ingenuityto the breaking point.
From Amy Cherrix comes the extraordinary
hidden story of the space race and the bitter rivalry that launched humankind
to the moon.
exhilarating dive into the secret history of humankind's race to the moon, from
acclaimed author Amy Cherrix. This fascinating and immersive read is perfect for
fans of Steve Sheinkin's Bomb and M. T. Anderson's Symphony for the City of
the Dead.
You've heard of the space race, but do
you know the whole story?
The most ambitious race humankind has
ever undertaken was masterminded in the shadows by two engineers on opposite
sides of the Cold WarWernher von Braun, a former Nazi officer living in the
US, and Sergei Korolev, a Russian rocket designer once jailed for crimes
against his countryand your textbooks probably never told you.
Von Braun became an American hero, recognized
the world over, while Korolev toiled in obscurity. These two brilliant
rocketeers never met, but together they shaped the science of spaceflight and redefined
modern warfare. From Stalin's brutal Gulag prisons and Hitler's concentration
camps to Cape Canaveral and beyond, their simultaneous quests pushed
scienceand human ingenuityto the breaking point.
From Amy Cherrix comes the extraordinary
hidden story of the space race and the bitter rivalry that launched humankind
to the moon.
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