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"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.
This book title, Korolev (How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon), ISBN: 9780471327219, by James Harford, published by Wiley (March 25, 1999) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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