Soviets in Space. The People of the USSR and the Race to the Moon, Hardback - Turbett, Colin

The Soviets were great pioneers of the race to space in the Cold War era. It was a source of great pride, and this book charts that story with the ...

A deeply researched, beautifully illustrated chronology of the Soviet Union's extraordinary success in the pioneering years of space exploration.Pu...

DescriptionMotorcycles and Motorcycling in the USSR from 1939 provides the first accessible English language account of motorcycles in the Soviet U...

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Reducere. In 1961 President Kennedy issued a challenge to land a person on the moon and return safely to Earth before the end of the 1960s, a bold proclamati...

Reducere. As the world observes the 25th anniversary of the first man on the moon, this exciting book tells the gripping story of the engineers who answered ...

An exhilarating dive into the secret history of humankind's race to the moon, from acclaimed author Amy Cherrix. This fascinating and immersive rea...

Reducere. Blast off alongside space expert Sarah Cruddas on a journey through space exploration history, from the Apollo Moon landings to mind-boggling plans...

When NASA scientist and Chaplain John Stout accepted a position in the Apollo program at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, he said he would ...

In a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the people o...

Rocket Age traces the history of spaceflight innovation from Robert Goddard's early experiments with liquid fuel rockets, through World War II and ...

Reducere. Learn why NASA astronaut Mike Collins calls this extraordinary space race story "the best book on Apollo": this inspiring and intimate ode to ingen...

Accompanied by his dog Snowy, Tintin leaves Brussels to go undercover in Soviet Russia. His attempts to research his story are put to the test by t...

Reducere. "An extraordinary book."---Arthur C. ClarkeSpace was one of the most fiercely fought battlegrounds of the Cold War, the Moon its ultimate beachhead...

DescriptionIs it possible that the famous American moon landings were nothing but an illusion--all a fabrication? Could NASA have fooled the world ...

From the onset of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917 until the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Britain enjoyed an ambiguous re...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): Albert BaiburinTranslator: Stephen DalzielNumber of pages: 455Collection: New Russian ThoughtPublication date: 20...

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Dreams, schemes and opportunity as space opens for tourism and commerce.Publisher: Icon BooksAuthor(s): Andrew MayNumber of pages: 176Collection: H...

Publisher: Smithsonian BooksAuthor(s): Paul D. (Paul D. Spudis) SpudisNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 228 x 18Cover typ...

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DescriptionA charismatic young president issued the historic moon landing challenge. This book, which greatly expands the companion PBS series, tel...

A hundred years on from the first Moon landing, where will space exploration have taken us?

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University PressAuthor(s): Hugh R. (University of Otago) SlottenIllustration(s): 10 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pa...

In People of Colour and the Royals, Lady Colin Campbell turns her attention to subjects with which she is intimately familiar. Born in Jamaica in 1...

Reducere. "The ways in which we can redress the past are many and varied, " writes Jean Barman, "and it is up to each of us to act as best we can." The seven...

Perfect to share with babies, this sparkly book has an exciting journey to the moon and home again, with exciting textures for little ones to touch...

On January 28, 1986, NASA space shuttle orbiter Challenger lifted off into the clear blue skies over Florida on mission STS-51L, carrying a crew of...

Reducere. David Hatcher Childress, popular author and star of the History Channel's show Ancient Aliens, brings us the incredible tale of Nazi submarines and...

Accompanied by his dog Snowy, Tintin leaves Brussels to go undercover in Soviet Russia. His attempts to research his story are put to the test by t...

In September 1796, worn out by burdens of the presidency and attacks of political foes, George Washington announced his decision not to seek a thir...

Provides a bold new interpretation of the Soviet myth of World War II from its Stalinist origins to its emergence as arguably the supreme myth of s...

Reducere. This book analyses the internal and external factors that contributed to the dismantling of the Socialist State in the USSR. It reviews the history...

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Reducere. The "Voice of Silence" is the personal story of an underground Hebrew teacher in the communist Soviet Union who was sentenced to prison after false...

Reducere. When his family's farm floods, Joe comes to the rescue with the help of two brave Shire horses, in the final instalment in the brand new pony trilo...

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Reducere. Gateway to the Moon presents the definitive history of the origins, design, and construction of the lunar launch facilities at Kennedy Space Center...