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Korolev Hardcover - 1997

by James Harford

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How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive Beat America to the Moon.

"Fascinating . . . packed with technical and historical detail for the space expert and enthusiast alike . . . Great stuff!"-New Scientist

"In this exceptional book, James Harford pieces together a most compelling and well-written tale. . . . Must reading."-Space News.

"Through masterful research and an engaging narrative style, James Harford gives the world its first in-depth look at the man who should rightly be called the father of the Soviet space program."-Norman R. Augustine, CEO, Lockheed Martin.

"In Korolev, James Harford has written a masterly biography of this enigmatic 'Chief Designer' whose role the Soviets kept secret for fear that Western agents might 'get at' him."-Daily Telegraph.

"Harford's fluency in Russian and his intimate knowledge of space technology give us insights that few, if any, Americans and Russians have had into this dark history of Soviet space."-Dr. Herbert Friedman, Chief Scientist, Hulburt Center for Space Research Naval Research Laboratory.

"Reveals the complex, driven personality of a man who, despite unjust imprisonment in the Gulag, toiled tirelessly for the Soviet military industrial complex. . . . More than just a biography, this is also a history of the Soviet space program at the height of the Cold War. . . . Highly recommended."-Library Journal.

"For decades the identity of the Russian Chief Designer who shocked the world with the launching of the first Sputnik was one of the Soviet Union's best-kept secrets. This book tells vividly the story of that man, Sergei Korolev, in remarkable detail, with many facts and anecdotes previously unavailable to the West."-Sergei Khrushchev, Visiting Senior Fellow, Center for Foreign Policy Development.

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  • Title Korolev
  • Author James Harford
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley, New York
  • Date March 25, 1997
  • ISBN 9780471148531 / 0471148539
  • Weight 1.76 lbs (0.80 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.56 x 6.46 x 1.45 in (24.28 x 16.41 x 3.68 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Korolev, Sergei Pavlovich, Astronautics - Soviet Union - Biography
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96035311
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

JAMES HARFORD is the Executive Director Emeritus of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He was the Verville Fellow at the National Air and Space Museum. Mr. Harford lives in Princeton, N.J.
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New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1997. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xviii, 392, [6] pages. A Note About Russian Names. Abbreviations. Appendix (A Chronology of the Moon Race, 1957-1974). Notes. Bibliography. Index. Inscribed and dated by author on the title page. Minor edge soiling. James Harford was the Executive Director Emeritus of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington, D.C. He had been involved in aerospace for over 40 years, and was a Verville Fellow at the National Air and Space Museum. He was a recipient of NASA's Public Service Medal. Sergei Pavlovich Korolev ruled the Soviet space program by dint of will, forceful management and technical understanding. If he had any counterparts in the United States they were Wernher von Braun, the mastermind of the Saturn launch vehicle that carried the Apollo missions to the moon, and Gen. Bernard A. Schriever, the developer of the Atlas and Titan ballistic missiles. But his… Read More
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