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How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive Beat America to theMoon.
"Fascinating . . . packed with technical and historical detail forthe space expert and enthusiast alike . . . Great stuff!"-NewScientist
"In this exceptional book, James Harford pieces together a mostcompelling and well-written tale. . . . Must reading."-SpaceNews.
"Through masterful research and an engaging narrative style, JamesHarford gives the world its first in-depth look at the man whoshould rightly be called the father of the Soviet spaceprogram."-Norman R. Augustine, CEO, Lockheed Martin.
"In Korolev, James Harford has written a masterly biography of thisenigmatic 'Chief Designer' whose role the Soviets kept secret forfear that Western agents might 'get at' him."-DailyTelegraph.
"Harford's fluency in Russian and his intimate knowledge of spacetechnology give us insights that few, if any, Americans andRussians have had into this dark history of Soviet space."-Dr.Herbert Friedman, Chief Scientist, Hulburt Center for SpaceResearch Naval Research Laboratory.
"Reveals the complex, driven personality of a man who, despiteunjust imprisonment in the Gulag, toiled tirelessly for the Sovietmilitary industrial complex. . . . More than just a biography, thisis also a history of the Soviet space program at the height of theCold War. . . . Highly recommended."-Library Journal.
"For decades the identity of the Russian Chief Designer who shockedthe world with the launching of the first Sputnik was one of theSoviet Union's best-kept secrets. This book tells vividly the storyof that man, Sergei Korolev, in remarkable detail, with many factsand anecdotes previously unavailable to the West."-SergeiKhrushchev, Visiting Senior Fellow, Center for Foreign PolicyDevelopment.
"Fascinating . . . packed with technical and historical detail forthe space expert and enthusiast alike . . . Great stuff!"-NewScientist
"In this exceptional book, James Harford pieces together a mostcompelling and well-written tale. . . . Must reading."-SpaceNews.
"Through masterful research and an engaging narrative style, JamesHarford gives the world its first in-depth look at the man whoshould rightly be called the father of the Soviet spaceprogram."-Norman R. Augustine, CEO, Lockheed Martin.
"In Korolev, James Harford has written a masterly biography of thisenigmatic 'Chief Designer' whose role the Soviets kept secret forfear that Western agents might 'get at' him."-DailyTelegraph.
"Harford's fluency in Russian and his intimate knowledge of spacetechnology give us insights that few, if any, Americans andRussians have had into this dark history of Soviet space."-Dr.Herbert Friedman, Chief Scientist, Hulburt Center for SpaceResearch Naval Research Laboratory.
"Reveals the complex, driven personality of a man who, despiteunjust imprisonment in the Gulag, toiled tirelessly for the Sovietmilitary industrial complex. . . . More than just a biography, thisis also a history of the Soviet space program at the height of theCold War. . . . Highly recommended."-Library Journal.
"For decades the identity of the Russian Chief Designer who shockedthe world with the launching of the first Sputnik was one of theSoviet Union's best-kept secrets. This book tells vividly the storyof that man, Sergei Korolev, in remarkable detail, with many factsand anecdotes previously unavailable to the West."-SergeiKhrushchev, Visiting Senior Fellow, Center for Foreign PolicyDevelopment.
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