The Race to the Moon Chronicled in Stamps, Postcards, and Postmarks - A Story of Puffery vs. the Pragmatic (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018)

The story of the famed race to the Moon between the US and the USSR has been told countless times. The strategies of these two superpowers have often been paralleled in a way that highlights their fight for dominance and efforts to develop needed new technologies. This book will show how beneath these surface similarities, the two competing nations employed very different core tactics. It provides a new perspective of the history of the space race by analyzing that history through philately - that is, from the images on postage stamps, post cards, and letters in circulation at that time. Through this fascinating historical visual record, the author shows how the propaganda-heavy approach of the USSR eventually lost out to the more pragmatic approach of the United States.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Praxis Books
Release date:	October 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Umberto Cavallaro
Dimensions:	240 x 168 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	338
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-92152-5
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Italian
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Astrophysics Books > History > American history > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	3-319-92152-5
Barcode:	9783319921525

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!