{"product_id":"korolev-how-one-man-masterminded-the-soviet-drive-to-beat-america-to-the-moon-paperback-softback-9780471327219","title":"Korolev; How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon (Paperback \/ softback) 9780471327219","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKorolev\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Harford (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471327219, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 April 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.635 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In this exceptional book, James Harford pieces together a most compelling and well-written tale . . . must reading.\"-Space News\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDas erste Buch in englischer Sprache, das das sowjetische Raumfahrtprogramm im Detail analysiert und die Geschichte seines charismatischen Begründers Sergei Korolev erzählt. Verfolgt wird die sowjetische Raumfahrt zwischen den dreißiger und siebziger Jahren, die Korolev bis zu seinem Tod im Jahr 1966 dominierte. In eindrucksvoller Weise beschreibt der Autor den riesigen militärisch-industriell-universitären Komplex, der begabte Wissenschaftler und Ingenieure vereinigte und Pionierleistungen unter einem repressiven, technologisch rückständigen System ermöglichte. (03\/99)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note about Russian Names xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue The Anonymous Chief Designer 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Kibalchich to Korolev 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Growing Up in Ukraine: Broken Family, Bolsheviks, Gliders 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 To Moscow: Tupolev, Tukhachevsky, First Rockets 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Gulag and Sharaga Years 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The German V-2: Bedrock Technology 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The World's First ICBM: Aimed at the USA 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Sputnik: No Big Deal to Khrushchev-At First 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Unmanned Firsts: Hitting the Moon and Venus 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Gagarin First, Shepard an Anti-climactic Second 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Voskhod: A \"Circus Act\" 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Spy Sats and Com Sats 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Organization: Korolev Up and Down 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Technology: Simple but Reliable 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Party, the Paranoia 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Racing Apollo: The Odds Were Enormous 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The End of Anonymity: Burial in the Kremlin Wall 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 After Korolev: Demise of the Circumlunar and Lunar Landing Missions 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Ironic Epilogue 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Chronology of the Moon Race, 1957-1974 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 377\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Biography: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biography: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biography:%20general%20%5BBG%5D%22\"\u003eBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453561631000,"sku":"9780471327219","price":16.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471327219.jpg?v=1785286633","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/korolev-how-one-man-masterminded-the-soviet-drive-to-beat-america-to-the-moon-paperback-softback-9780471327219","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}