From the V-2 to the Saturn moon rocket, this is the inside story of the von Braun team, a group whose experiments in pyrotechnics eventually changed the course of world history.
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"The authors ... overcome the tedium that often accompanies accounts of the development of military or aerospace hardware; they are, in fact, telling a story, and they tell it very well, letting the facts cascade in an understated, well-controlled manner. The book is entirely about people; it is the only one about the development of rockets, at least that I know of, in which a propulsion system is never described ... [it] is full of fascinating characters, who are allowed to describe one another and the episodes in which they were involved."
- Henry S. F. Cooper Jr., The New York Times Book Review
"Numerous books are available on the history of rocketry, the German programs during World War II and the more recent American efforts in space. But few will seem as readable and fascinating as this new treatment of the von Braun team of 'rocketeers' by Ordway and Sharpe. Both authors have been involved with this business for some time, so they write from a position of knowledge and authority."
- The Jackson Sun
From the Publisher
For the first time The Rocket Team is now accompanied by a DVD-Video featuring nearly five hours of rare footage of the Rockt Team's extraordinary legacy.
This remarkable collection includes hours of rare historical footage of early German rocket pioneers from the 1920's.
A host of video clips of rocket launches from the 1920's to the 1960's including a documentary on America's first satellite Explorer 1.
Two extremely rare lectures by Wernher von Braun, filmed ten years apart, explaining his vision for manned space flight.
Very low-generation color film footage of the V-2 being launched in the 1940's from Peenemunde and White Sands, New Mexico.
The final tests before America ventured into space is featured in documentaries aout the early flights of von Braun's Redstone.
Official government footage explaining the huge undertaking that became von Braun's Saturn rocket with period animations.
The first primates in space were the famous Able-Baker monkeys. A documentary from the early days of the space race explores their flight.
A tribute to Mr Missile Major General Holger Toftoy, the man who brought the Rocket Team together in America. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good history, poor editing,
By Jan Vanderbruggen (Heverlee, Belgium) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Rocket Team: Apogee Books Space Series 36 (Hardcover)
The author provides an interesting insider's view of von Braun's rocket team. However, the book suffers from poor editing: names of cities in Germany and Belgium are quite simply incorrect. It also seems to me that the measurements of the missiles mentioned in the book cannot possibly be correct; they are given as metric, but are no doubt recalculations of English engineering units. The results are ludicrous. Range of the A4 is given as a convenient conversion of miles; engine diameter is a conversion of 1 foot, etc. If you are interested in a good read you will find lots of hard to find historical anecdotes in this book, but for me the story is spoiled and seriously flawed due to the aforementioned inconsistencies. Unfortunately this is not atypical for these kinds of histories. Some serious editing required!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Rocket Team: Apogee Books Space Series 36 (Hardcover)
This book gives an accurate account of the Development of one of Germany's secret weapond in the second world war, the V-2 rocket, from the Germans scientist's point of view that developed it. It accurately describes the experiments, the tests and shows what the scientists behind Germany's V-2 rocket program were really like.
I recommend this book to all that are intrested in the seeds of space travel or World War Two.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Rocket Team Book,
By Uncle Fred "Deadeye1969" (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Rocket Team (Apogee Books Space Series) (Paperback)
A great history of the German Rocket Team from the 1920's to modern U.S. Rockets, including a very interesting account of our Explorer One satellite.
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