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In the Shadow of the Moon: America, Russia, and the Hidden History of the Space Race

by Amy Cherrix

The people and politics behind the space race

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The people and politics behind the space race

Amy Cherrix traces the parallel careers of rocket engineers Wernher von Braun and Sergei Korolev, placing the race to the moon within the wider history of the Cold War. The account connects their work on spaceflight with the political systems that shaped their lives, from Nazi Germany and Stalin’s prisons to the American and Soviet space programs. Although the two engineers never met, their competing paths helped define an era in which advances in space technology were closely bound to military power. The book offers a historical view of the space race that gives attention to the people and political pressures behind its familiar milestones.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in the history of space exploration
  • Readers curious about the Cold War’s influence on science and technology
  • Those seeking nonfiction about the engineers behind the space race

Themes

Space explorationCold War rivalryRocket engineeringScience and military powerPolitical history

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Book overview

An
exhilarating dive into the secret history of humankind's race to the moon, from
acclaimed author Amy Cherrix. This fascinating and immersive read is perfect for
fans of Steve Sheinkin's Bomb and M. T. Anderson's Symphony for the City of
the Dead.


You've heard of the space race, but do
you know the whole story?


The most ambitious race humankind has
ever undertaken was masterminded in the shadows by two engineers on opposite
sides of the Cold War--Wernher von Braun, a former Nazi officer living in the
US, and Sergei Korolev, a Russian rocket designer once jailed for crimes
against his country--and your textbooks probably never told you.


Von Braun became an American hero, recognized
the world over, while Korolev toiled in obscurity. These two brilliant
rocketeers never met, but together they shaped the science of spaceflight and redefined
modern warfare. From Stalin's brutal Gulag prisons and Hitler's concentration
camps to Cape Canaveral and beyond, their simultaneous quests pushed
science--and human ingenuity--to the breaking point.


From Amy Cherrix comes the extraordinary
hidden story of the space race and the bitter rivalry that launched humankind
to the moon.

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