The Bomb and America's Missile Age
Author:   Christopher Gainor (Space Historian, Foresight Science and Technology)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9781421426037


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   10 December 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Christopher Gainor (Space Historian, Foresight Science and Technology)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781421426037


ISBN 10:   142142603
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   10 December 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Preface Introduction 1. Weapons of the Future 2. The Bomb and the Military in the Postwar World 3. Missiles in the Postwar Years 4. Tentative Steps on Rockets 5. Missiles in Question 6. Truman Moves on Missiles 7. The Revival of Ballistic Missiles 8. ICBMs Get the Go-Ahead 9. Deploying ICBMs 10. The Space Race Historiographical Essay: The Atlas in History Notes Bibliography Index

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Christopher Gainor is the author of To a Distant Day: The Rocket Pioneers and Arrows to the Moon: Avro’s Engineers and the Space Race. He is the editor of Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly.

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