Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon
James Harford’s Korolev explores the man at the center of the Soviet effort to reach the Moon before America. Combining biography with the history of the space race, it focuses on the leadership, ambition, and scientific drive behind one of the twentieth century’s most consequential technological contests.
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Korolev examines the life and work of the man who masterminded the Soviet drive to beat America to the Moon.
James Harford presents Korolev within the history of the space race and the competition between the Soviet Union and the United States.
The book offers a focused account of leadership, scientific ambition, and the effort to achieve one of the defining goals of the space age.
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