A fiery peace in a cold war : Bernard Schriever and the ultimate weapon / Neil Sheehan.
By: Sheehan, Neil.
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BookPublisher: New York : Random House, c2009Edition: 1st ed.Description: xix, 534 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780679422846 (trade : alk. paper); 0679422846.Subject(s): 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 | Schriever, Bernard A | United States. Air Force -- Officers -- Biography | Generals -- United States -- Biography | Military engineers -- Biography | Intercontinental ballistic missiles -- Design and construction -- History | Intercontinental ballistic missiles -- History | Nuclear weapons -- United States -- History | Cold war | Military aeronautics -- United States -- Research -- History | Astronautics -- United States -- Research -- HistoryDDC classification: 355/.0092 Summary: Presents a discussion of the intercontinental ballistic missile program of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States as led by Air Force General Bernard Shriever and his group of aides, civilian patrons, and others who helped him fight against Pentagon bureaucracy in an effort to keep the peace during the Cold War.
Presents a discussion of the intercontinental ballistic missile program of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States as led by Air Force General Bernard Shriever and his group of aides, civilian patrons, and others who helped him fight against Pentagon bureaucracy in an effort to keep the peace during the Cold War.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [489]-509) and index.
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