Sputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge

by Asif A. Siddiqi

Book Overview

Winner of the Emme Award for Astronautical Literature, 2001

"The essential reference work for Soviet/Russian space history . . . for anyone hoping to make sense of the too many 'truths' of Soviet Space history."--Journal of Military History

"We finally have a definitive English-language history covering the first three decades of the Soviet Union's space program. Sixteen years in the making, Asif Siddiqi's amazingly detailed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081302627X
• ISBN13: 9780813026275
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 574 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"