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How the Soviets lost the Moon Race Kindle Edition

by Dominic Phelan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Although they started the 'Space Race' with Sputnik and followed-up with the equally historic flight of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, how did the Soviets ultimately lose the race to the Moon? Although the story of how America won with Apollo is well-known, this eBook explores the little remembered Soviet plan for manned flights to the Moon in the 1960s.
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  1. Print length
    32 pages
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    English
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  4. Publication date
    July 5, 2014
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    488 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00LLIXLEW
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 5, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 488 KB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,787,831 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
    Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2017
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    Short, well researched and reads well. I enjoyed this little book give it a try it is a good short book.
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    3.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps a better approach would have been to expand the topic into ...
    Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2015
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    The title of this booklet indicates it is going to analyze how the USSR lost the race to the Moon. However, this booklet more a brief history of the Soviet lunar effort, emphasizing in particular the 1967-70 time frame. As a history of the Soviet space effort during this period, it hits the major points, but doesn't adequately address either the Soviet lunar efforts before 1967, nor does it provide an analysis of why the Soviets made the decisions they made. In my opinion, a publication that sets out to address the question of how the USSR lost the space race must necessarily address these topics. As a result of these omissions, the book fails to answer its thesis question.
    Part of the reason for these omissions is the fact that this booklet is only 32 pages long. To contain the type of detail and analysis needed to answer these questions would necessarily make for a longer book. However, this begs the question of why the topic was addressed in this thin volume. Perhaps a better approach would have been to expand the topic into a 150+ page book that could more completely cover these topics. The brevity of the book also makes it less useful as an introduction to the topic of the USSR lunar effort, as much of the background information necessary to introduce a new student of the subject to the topic is either not covered or glossed over.
    Other criticisms are that my Kindle version of the book lacks footnotes, endnotes and a Bibliography, although it does contain a short list of suggested additional reading. The lack of references limits the utility of this title as a starting point for additional research. In summary, while the booklet is not inaccurate, it is also not complete. Other titles may provide better insight into the Soviet lunar program and its failures.
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