The Rockets Red Glare

Author : Asif A. Siddiqi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521897602
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Red Rockets' Glare written by Asif A. Siddiqi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-26 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An academic study on the birth of the Soviet space program, situating the birth of cosmic enthusiasm within Russian and Soviet history.

Author : Richard J. Barnet
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 9780671732875
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rockets' Red Glare written by Richard J. Barnet and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 1991 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wernher Von Braun
Publisher : Anchor Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rockets' Red Glare written by Wernher Von Braun and published by Anchor Books. This book was released on 1976 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development of rockets from the Middle Ages to modern times.

Author : Donald R. Hickey
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 142140155X
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rockets' Red Glare written by Donald R. Hickey and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling stories and stunning illustrations of The Rockets' Red Glare are sure to capture the imagination of anyone interested in the fascinating history of the War of 1812.

Author : Greg Dinallo
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497655641
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rockets' Red Glare written by Greg Dinallo and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining the narrative drive of the best of Clive Cussler with the knowledge of Tom Clancy, Rockets’ Red Glare is the techno-thriller of the year about an ingenious coup that would change the balance in the world’s arsenal forever On October 22, 1962, President Kennedy orders the US Navy to search all ships en route to Cuba. For six tense days, a frightened world watches as the two most powerful nations on Earth edge toward war. On October 28, under intense pressure, the Soviet Union agrees to dismantle its bases. The Cuban missile crisis is over. Or is it? Pensacola, Florida, 1987. Two naval officers of the Satellite Surveillance Group who have been tracking a Soviet Foxtrot class submarine suddenly come upon a mysterious VLCC supertanker—identity unknown. Hundreds of miles away in Houston, handsome millionaire industrialist Theodor Churcher takes off in his private helicopter for a clandestine rendezvous with the Soviet submarine in the Gulf of Mexico. Several days later, children playing on a beach in Louisiana find a severed arm floating in the surf—the fingerprints are those of Theodor Churcher. The final ominous moves in a brilliant Soviet strategy that began with the Cuban missile crisis are set in motion. Devastated by his father’s death, young Andrew Churcher undertakes a dangerous mission to the Soviet Union to recover stolen blueprints that would not only avert the unfolding nightmare, but might cleanse his father’s honor of the suspicion of treason. As he tracks a complex trail of move and countermove, Churcher is embroiled in a violent power struggle between two arms of Soviet intelligence. What Churcher doesn’t know is that he is to be the bait in a deadly Soviet trap. From the cockpits of US fighters to the decks of Soviet navy vessels, from the back streets of Moscow to the oilrigs of Texas, Rockets’ Red Glare is the ultimate techno-thriller.

Author : Wernher Von Braun
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rockets' Red Glare written by Wernher Von Braun and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Francis Scott Key
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.1M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Spangled Banner written by Francis Scott Key and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Steve Vogel
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0679603476
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Through the Perilous Fight written by Steve Vogel and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Baltimore that helped save the nation and inspired its National Anthem. In the summer of 1814, the United States of America teetered on the brink of disaster. The war it had declared against Great Britain two years earlier appeared headed toward inglorious American defeat. The young nation’s most implacable nemesis, the ruthless British Admiral George Cockburn, launched an invasion of Washington in a daring attempt to decapitate the government and crush the American spirit. The British succeeded spectacularly, burning down most of the city’s landmarks—including the White House and the Capitol—and driving President James Madison from the area. As looters ransacked federal buildings and panic gripped the citizens of Washington, beleaguered American forces were forced to regroup for a last-ditch defense of Baltimore. The outcome of that “perilous fight” would help change the outcome of the war—and with it, the fate of the fledgling American republic. In a fast-paced, character-driven narrative, Steve Vogel tells the story of this titanic struggle from the perspective of both sides. Like an epic novel, Through the Perilous Fight abounds with heroes, villains, and astounding feats of derring-do. The vindictive Cockburn emerges from these pages as a pioneer in the art of total warfare, ordering his men to “knock down, burn, and destroy” everything in their path. While President Madison dithers on how to protect the capital, Secretary of State James Monroe personally organizes the American defenses, with disastrous results. Meanwhile, a prominent Washington lawyer named Francis Scott Key embarks on a mission of mercy to negotiate the release of an American prisoner. His journey will place him with the British fleet during the climactic Battle for Baltimore, and culminate in the creation of one of the most enduring compositions in the annals of patriotic song: “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Like Pearl Harbor or 9/11, the burning of Washington was a devastating national tragedy that ultimately united America and renewed its sense of purpose. Through the Perilous Fight combines bravura storytelling with brilliantly rendered character sketches to recreate the thrilling six-week period when Americans rallied from the ashes to overcome their oldest adversary—and win themselves a new birth of freedom. Praise for Through the Perilous Fight “Very fine storytelling, impeccably researched . . . brings to life the fraught events of 1814 with compelling and convincing vigor.”—Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of An Army at Dawn “Probably the best piece of military history that I have read or reviewed in the past five years. . . . This well-researched and superbly written history has all the trappings of a good novel. . . . No one who hears the national anthem at a ballgame will ever think of it the same way after reading this book.”—Gary Anderson, The Washington Times “[Steve] Vogel does a superb job. . . . [A] fast-paced narrative with lively vignettes.”—Joyce Appleby, The Washington Post “Before 9/11 was 1814, the year the enemy burned the nation’s capital. . . . A splendid account of the uncertainty, the peril, and the valor of those days.”—Richard Brookhiser, author of James Madison “A swift, vibrant account of the accidents, intricacies and insanities of war.”—Kirkus Reviews

Author : Francis Scott Key
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780972676205
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book O Say Can You See... written by Francis Scott Key and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 8 patriotic photos -- most of them include pre-school age children and the flag -- accompany the text of the Star Spangle Banner.

Author : Phil Strongman
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1556527527
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pretty Vacant written by Phil Strongman and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of punk music from its underground roots to the mainstream charts, from Britain to the U.S., including bands such as the Sex Pistols, the Buzzcocks, and the Talking Heads, and figures such as Sid Vicious and Iggy Pop.