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OverviewVon Braun is an enlightening and definitive biography of perhaps the greatest rocket scientist in history. From Nazi party member to the director of NASA's Marshall Space Center and the brains behind the Apollo moon landings, von Braun continues to be a compelling and controversial figure in American history. He was the guiding light for the German's V-1 and V-2 rockets and American space flight, creating the breakthrough technologies of the Mercury and Apollo programmes, yet his Nazi party association overshadowed his accomplishments. The author devoted more than ten years of research and conducted more than a hundred interviews with von Braun's colleagues to complete this behind-the-scenes biography that looks into the stories, heroics, and contradictions of an enigmatic man. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bob WardPublisher: Naval Institute Press Imprint: Naval Institute Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.572kg ISBN: 9781591149262ISBN 10: 1591149266 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 08 July 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationFormer editor of The Huntsville (Alabama) Times, Bob Ward has written extensively about space since 1957. He covered the von Braun rocket team for years as a reporter and as a correspondent to technical and trade periodicals in New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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