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A fiery peace in a cold war : Bernard Schriever and the ultimate weapon
- Title
- A fiery peace in a cold war : Bernard Schriever and the ultimate weapon / Neil Sheehan.
- Author
- Sheehan, Neil.
- Publication
- New York : Random House, c2009.
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Details
- Description
- xix, 534 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- From Sheehan, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic "A Bright Shining Lie," comes the never-before-told story of the nuclear arms race that changed history--and of the visionary American Air Force officer Bernard Schriever, who led the high-stakes effort with the ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missiles) program.
- Subject
- 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 > History. > United States
- Astronautics > Research > History. > United States
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [501]-509) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 09-5948
- ISBN
- 9780679422846
- 0679422846
- LCCN
- 2009002247
- OCLC
- 2009002247
- Author
- Sheehan, Neil.
- Title
- A fiery peace in a cold war : Bernard Schriever and the ultimate weapon / Neil Sheehan.
- Imprint
- New York : Random House, c2009.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [501]-509) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 09-5948