Red Moon Rising Matthew Brzezinski

Name: Red Moon Rising By Matthew Brzezinski
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Red Moon Rising by Matthew Brzezinski

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Summary

On 4 October 1957, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union secretly launched Sputnik, Earth's first artificial moon, which passed over the American continent once every 101 minutes. This book describes a time when two nations and ideologies were pitted against each other in a quest that laid the foundations of the technological world.

Red Moon Rising Summary

Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Rivalries That Ignited the Space Age by Matthew Brzezinski

On 4 October 1957, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union secretly launched Sputnik, Earth's first artificial moon. Powered by a car battery, it passed over the stunned American continent once every 101 minutes and propelled the USSR from backward state to superpower and pioneer of the Space Age. This is the pulse-racing story of a time when two nations and ideologies were pitted against each other in a quest that laid the foundations of the modern technological world.

Red Moon Rising Reviews

'Wonderfully colourful ... combines a scientific plotline with the history and characters of a Cold War thriller' The Times 'Gripping' New York Times 'Brzezinski is admirably balanced in this history of the world's first space race and he draws out well both the true strategic importance of that first flight and the sheer complacency of the Americans' Sunday Times 'Red Moon Rising is a compelling account of the scientific and political events leading to the creation of the first satellite' P D Smith, Guardian

About Matthew Brzezinski

Matthew Brzezinski served as Moscow correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in the mid-1990s. His book on Russia's post-communist chaos, Casino Moscow, was published by the Free Press in 2001. Post-9/11, Matthew Brzezenski covered homeland security for the New York Times Magazine. His last book, Fortress America, about the counter-terror effort and post-9/11 paranoia, was published in 2004.

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GOR009273941

ISBN 13

9780747593072

ISBN 10

0747593078

Title

Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Rivalries That Ignited the Space Age by Matthew Brzezinski

Author

Matthew Brzezinski

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Year published

20080707

Number of pages

336

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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins