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A fiery peace in a cold war : Bernard Schriever and the ultimate weapon /

From Sheehan, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic "A Bright Shining Lie," comes the never-before-told story of the nuclear arms race that changed history--and of the visionary American Air Force officer Bernard Schriever, who led the high-stakes effort with the ICBM (intercontinen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sheehan, Neil
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Schriever, Bernard A.
United States. > Air Force > Officers > Biography.
Generals > United States > Biography.
Military engineers > United States > Biography.
Intercontinental ballistic missiles > Design and construction > History.
Intercontinental ballistic missiles > United States > History.
Nuclear weapons > United States > History.
Cold War.
Aeronautics, Military > Research > United States > History.
Astronautics > Research > United States > History.
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Summary:From Sheehan, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic "A Bright Shining Lie," comes the never-before-told story of the nuclear arms race that changed history--and of the visionary American Air Force officer Bernard Schriever, who led the high-stakes effort with the ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missiles) program.
Physical Description:xix, 534 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [501]-509) and index.
ISBN:9780679422846 (hc : alk. paper)
0679422846 (hc : alk. paper)