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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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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
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