Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon - Softcover

Harford, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471327212 ISBN 13: 9780471327219

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Synopsis

How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive Beat America to the Moon. "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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Review:

"In this exceptional book, James Harford pieces together a most compelling and well-written tale . . . must reading."-Space News

"A fascinating and perceptive history of the Russian space program.... Avid space enthusiasts will find this story a necessary addition to their knowledge of space exploration."-Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., former Director of Flight Operations, NASA

"His erudite and meticulously researched charting of the life and times of Korolev provides unique insights. . . . This is a fascinating book . . . for the space expert and enthusiast alike. Great stuff."-New Scientist

From the Author:

Good background in 30th anniversary year of Apollo 11
This is the first English language analysis, using Russian sources, of the Soviet lunar landing scenario, especially useful in this 30th anniversary year of Apollo 11. Author interviewed some 60 Russian colleagues of Korolev, chief designer of the Soviet program.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0471327212
• ISBN 13: 9780471327219
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 410