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Title: Space Race: The U.S.-U.S.S.R. Competition to Reach the Moon by Martin J. Collins, National Air and Space Museum, National Air Division Of Space History ISBN: 0-7649-0905-3 Publisher: Pomegranate Pub. Date: March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Photographic Survey of the Space Race
Comment: This relatively short book, a little more than a 100 pages, presents the US-USSR space race in high quality pictures with a small amount of accompanying text. Some of the pictures are the classic photographs from the space race; however, most of the photographs have rarely been publishing and even then only in specialized publications. There is a great presentation of Russian documents and hardware.
The book opens with a section on the German development of the V-2, the race to be the first country to place satellite in orbit, and the development of each countries ICBM arsenal. The next section, which covers more than half the book, is devoted to the race to the moon. This section also contains a great deal about the Russian moon program and has some really nice photographs of the Russian Moon Rocket, the N-1. The final section of the book covers spying from space.
While I doubt this book contains any real new information, the many highly photographs, especially of the Russian hardware, makes this book well worth its price.
Rating: 5
Summary: Space Race in Pictures
Comment: This relatively short book, a little more than a 100 pages, presents the US-USSR space race in high quality pictures with a small amount of accompanying text. Some of the pictures are the classic photographs from the space race; however, most of the photographs have rarely been published and even then only in specialized publications. There is a great presentation of Russian documents and hardware.
The book opens with a section on the German development of the V-2, the race to be the first country to place satellite in orbit, and the development of each countries ICBM arsenal. The next section, which covers more than half the book, is devoted to the race to the moon. This section also contains a great deal about the Russian moon program and has some really nice photographs of the Russian Moon Rocket, the N-1. The final section of the book covers spying from space.
While I doubt this book contains any real new information, the many high quality photographs, especially of the Russian hardware, makes this book well worth its price.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book featuring awesome photos
Comment: Space Race offers the casual reader a glimpse of the "space race" from its humble beginnings to the triumphant landing on the moon.
Many of the photos presented in the book have never before been published before.
I bought this book for my collection of other books on astronomy, space exploration, etc.
I have not regretted my decision.
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Title: The Race : The Complete True Story of How America Beat Russia to the Moon by James Schefter ISBN: 0385492545 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 05 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Russia in Space: The Failed Frontier? by Brian Harvey ISBN: 1852332034 Publisher: Springer Verlag Pub. Date: 15 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.50 |
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Title: Disasters and Accidents in Manned Spaceflight by David J. Shayler ISBN: 1852332255 Publisher: Springer Verlag Pub. Date: 15 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Before This Decade Is Out: Personal Reflections on the Apollo Program by Glen E. Swanson ISBN: 0813025370 Publisher: University Press of Florida Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age by Walter A. McDougall ISBN: 0801857481 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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