One of the most exhilarating true adventures in history, the
race into space was marked by courage, duplicity, political
paranoia, astonishing technological feats, and unbelievable
triumphs in the face of overwhelming adversity. It is the story of
an unparalleled rivalry between superpowers and of the two
remarkable men at the center of the conflict. On the American side
was Wernher von Braun, the camera-friendly former Nazi scientist,
who was granted hero status and almost unlimited resources by a
government panicked at the thought of the Cold War enemy taking the
lead. The Soviet program was headed by Sergei Korolev, a former
political prisoner whose identity was a closely guarded state
secret. Korolev was expected to--and did--work miracles on a
shoestring budget, his cooperation assured through intimidation and
threats of possible disgrace or death. These rivals were opposite
in every way, save for one: each was obsessed with the idea of
launching a man to the Moon.
Deborah Cadbury's extraordinary history combines action and
suspense with a moving portrayal of the space race's human
dimension. Using source materials never before available, she tells
a riveting story of the espionage, ambition, ingenuity, and passion
behind humankind's mind-bending voyage beyond the bounds of
Earth.
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