A Fiery Peace in a Cold War

A Fiery Peace in a Cold War
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 577
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ISBN-10 : 9780307741400
ISBN-13 : 0307741400
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Download or read book A Fiery Peace in a Cold War written by Neil Sheehan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US-Soviet arms race, told through the story of a colorful and visionary American Air Force officer—melding biography, history, world affairs, and science to transport the reader back and forth from individual drama to world stage. "Compulsively readable and important.” —The New York Times Book Review In this never-before-told story, Neil Sheehan—winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award -- details American Air Force officer Bernard 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 missile, the first weapons meant to deter an atomic holocaust rather than to be fired in anger. In a 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.


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