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The Nazi Rocketeers Dreams of Space and Crimes of War
by Piszkiewicz, Dennis
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New in New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0275952177
- ISBN 13
- 9780275952174
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About This Item
Praeger. New in New dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0275952177 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased with only a blank book plate on the first blank end page. The dust jacket is in fine condition with barely detectable wear if any. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "The Nazi Rocketeers describes how Hermann Oberth, Wernher von Braun, and their colleagues progressed, from the innocent dream of space travel, through the development of the V-2 ballistic missile, to the transfer of their technological legacy to the Americans. Other notable Nazi Rocketeers are Army General Walter Dornberger, career soldier and von Braun's mentor; Albert Speer, technocrat and advocate of the rocket as a weapon; and SS General Hans Kammler, architect of Auschwitz and director of the V-2 rocket war. The book tells how Wernher von Braun and many of his fellow rocket scientists were early and active members of the Nazi movement; von Braun was both a member of the Nazi party and a major in the SS. For their service to the Nazi cause, they were honored by the Third Reich and by Hitler himself. Most damning is the revelation that they actively collaborated with the SS in the exploitation of concentration camp slave labor to build the V-2 missile. This rocket, when used as a weapon, killed thousands; yet tens of thousands of prisoners died at the Dora concentration camp, where the rockets were built under the direction of the SS and the rocket scientists. The Nazi Rocketeers tells the story of the technical genius and moral corruption of the creators of the first modern rockets."; 9.5 X 6.5 X 1.1 inches; 288 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Dr. Bookman - All Books Tightly Packaged in Cardboard (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16342
- Title
- The Nazi Rocketeers Dreams of Space and Crimes of War
- Author
- Piszkiewicz, Dennis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New in New dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0275952177
- ISBN 13
- 9780275952174
- Publisher
- Praeger
- Place of Publication
- Westport, Ct
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- 0275952177, Nazis, German Scientists, World War 2, Nazi Rocketeers, Nazi Space Exploration, Nazi War Crimes, Hermann Oberth, Werhner Von Braun
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