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The Rocket Team 1st Edition

by Frederick Ira Ordway (Author)

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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.

ISBN-10

0262650134
ISBN-13

978-0262650137
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1st
Publisher

Mit Pr
Publication date

September 23, 1982
Language

English
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5.98 x 0.98 x 9.02 inches
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496 pages
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mit Pr; 1st edition (September 23, 1982)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0262650134
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0262650137
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.98 x 9.02 inches

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Bob

DVD improves visual presentation.

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2020

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A great, comprehensive look at the early space race esp rocketry.
I liked the included DVD. This made it more desirable than a first or vintage edition.

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2016

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2022

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This is an absolutely fascinating book. My edition has very tiny print, however, which makes it hard to read. Too bad that this riveting account has not been presented in a more accessible fashion.

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edgar mueller

Invaluable Rocket History

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2019

A must-read for every rocket scientist or historian.

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2009

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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Yankee

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2005

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.

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Jan Vanderbruggen

Good history, poor editing

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2003

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!

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JEAN Y LEGOUAS

Biased.

Reviewed in France on June 4, 2023

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Though this is a very factual book, it pretends to ignore, or to edulcorate, the nazi past of Von Braun and his cronies.
Some of the statistics given at the end of the book are taken from David Irving (The Mare's Nest), who is a well-known negationist.
The book should thus be read with caution.

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