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Space Race - The Battle to Rule the Heavens (Paperback)
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Space Race - The Battle to Rule the Heavens (Paperback)
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List price R398
Loot Price R297
Discovery Miles 2 970
You Save R101 (25%)
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From the author of 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World', the
paperback edition of the TV tie-in charting the shocking but true
story behind the space race - and the ruthless, brilliant
scientists who fuelled it. With the end of the Cold War it is now
possible to reveal its generation of secrets and cover-ups,
bringing an historical opportunity: the unmasking of the true
heroes and villains behind the race to be the first to conquer
space. This is one of the greatest stories in history, beginning in
the throes of the Second World War and spanning through to the moon
landings. With the US and Russia pitched against one another during
the Cold War, it was the race to create the most powerful rocket
and dominate the world, culminating in 1969's 'giant leap for
mankind'. The most pioneering and high-risk experiments ever
undertaken cost untold millions - and hundreds of lives, as
mistakes were made, some too horrific to be made public. It is a
tale that plays out against a backdrop of communism and espionage.
Buried within this multi-million-dollar battle between nations, are
the dramatic accounts of the individuals who seek to be the winners
at any cost. With ex-Nazi Wernher von Braun on the American side
pitted against the enigmatic Sergei Korolev on the Soviet side,
this revealing new history shows the extent to which politics and
personal ambition combined to create an explosive race for the
glory of victory.
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