A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon

by Sheehan, Neil
ISBN: 9780679745495
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In this long-awaited history, Neil Sheehan, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, describes the US-Soviet arms race through the story of the colorful and visionary American Air Force officer, Bernard Schriever.

This never-before-told story details Schriever's quest to prevent the Soviet Union from acquiring nuclear superiority, and describes American efforts to develop the unstoppable nuclear-weapon delivery system, the intercontinental ballistic missle, the first weapons meant to deter an atomic holocaust rather than to be fired in anger. In this sweeping narrative, Sheehan brings to life a huge cast of some of the most intriguing characters of the cold war, including the brilliant physicist John Von Neumann, and the hawkish Air Force general, Curtis LeMay. Melding biography, history, world affairs, and science, A Fiery Peace in a Cold War transports the reader back and forth from individual drama to world stage.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Sheehan, Neil
  • ISBN: 9780679745495
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.00 x 1.14
  • Number Of Pages: 534
  • Publication Year: 2010

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