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Dr. Space; The Life of Wernher von Braun
SIGNED by author Bob Ward
Published by Naval Institute Press
"Bob Ward has captured the triumphs and the ultimate tragedy
of Wernher von Braun...With meticulous research, he has fashioned a fine read
and a fine historical ride from Bavaria to the lunar plains to backstabbing
Washington, D.C. For those who read my book Rocket Boys or saw the movie
October Sky, you know I always wanted to meet von Braun. Bob Ward has
finally given me that opportunity."--Homer Hickam
Foreword by John Glenn.
Wernher von Braun is a hero to some and villain to others, and
the many books written about him are either bitterly critical or adoring. This
biography is neither.
After seven years of research and from years of reporting on von
Braun and the space program, veteran journalist Bob Ward has rejected the
extremes and presents a revealing, even-handed portrait of the onetime Nazi
Party member who brought the United States into the Space Age. As it chronicles
von Braun's life, the book explodes many myths and misconceptions about this
controversial genius.
Ward examines the young German aristocrat's leadership role in
the development of the world's first ballistic missile, his success in the
United States after the War, his extraordinary contributions to launching the
first U.S. satellite, the development of the Saturn V rocket and his humiliating
final years with NASA in the nation's capital and his battle with cancer.
Along the way, readers are introduced to the human side of this
charismatic visionary who mesmerized audiences across the country. Including
insights and recollections from a number of von Braun's friends--Walter
Cronkite, Hugh Downs, and William Pickering among them--this is a book certain
to appeal to von Braun's admirers and detractors.
Bob Ward, former space reporter and later editor of
The Huntsville Times, has written extensively about space since 1957.
He covered von Braun and his rocket team for years as a reporter.
Hardcover, 6x9 inches, 50 B&W photographs, 352 pages.
SIGNED by veteran space reporter and editor, Bob Ward. $29.95
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