Two Sides of the Moon Our Story of the Cold War Space Race

Name: Two Sides of the Moon Our Story of the Cold War Space Race
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ISBN: 9780312308667

ISBN-10: 0312308663

ISBN-13: 9780312308667

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Authors: Alexei Leonov, David Scott, Christine Toomey, Neil Armstrong, Tom Hanks

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"An extraordinary book." ---Arthur C. Clarke Space was one of the most fiercely fought battlegrounds of the Cold War, the Moon its ultimate beachhead. In this dual autobiography, "Apollo 15" commander David Scott and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first man to ever walk in space, recount their exceptional lives and careers spent on the cutting edge of science and space exploration--and their participation in the greatest technological race ever--to land a man on the Moon. With each mission fraught with perilous tasks, and each space program touched by tragedy, these parallel tales of adventure and heroism read like a modern-day thriller. Cutting fast between their differing recollections,…

Book details

List price: $20.99
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 2/21/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

David Scott is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the School of Education and Social Science, University of Central Lancashire.