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- Title Burning the Sky: Operation Argus and the Untold Story of the Cold War Nuclear Tests in Outer Space
- Author Mark Wolverton
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harry N. Abrams
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781468314175 / 1468314173
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 in (23.62 x 16.00 x 2.54 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 1950's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Nuclear weapons - Testing, Atomic bomb - South Atlantic Ocean - Testing
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018188616
- Dewey Decimal Code 623.451
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- Publishers Weekly, 12/03/2018, Page 0
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