The Rocket and the Reich
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The Rocket and the Reich by Michael J Neufeld
WINNER OF THE DEXTER PRIZE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGYLaunched by the Third Reich in late 1944, the first ballistic missile, the V-2, fell on London, Paris, and Antwerp after covering nearly two hundred miles in five minutes. It was a stunning achievement, one that heralded a new age of ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles. Michael J. Neufeld gives the first comprehensive and accurate account of the story behind one of the greatest engineering feats of World War II. At a time when rockets were minor battlefield weapons, Germany ushered in a new form of warfare that would bequeath a long legacy of terror to the Cold War, as well as the means to go into space. Both the US and USSR's rocket programs had their origins in the Nazi state.
Dr. Michael J. Neufeld is a historian and author. He chaired the Space History Division at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum from 2007 to 2011, and continues to be a curator there.
Neufeld was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1951.[2] He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Calgary and an M.A. from the University of British Columbia in 1976 with a thesis entitled He who will not work, neither shall he eat: German social democratic attitudes to labor, 1890-1914.[3] He received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1984 with a dissertation on From artisans to workers: the transformation of the skilled metalworkers of Nuremberg, 1835-1905
Neufeld was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1951.[2] He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Calgary and an M.A. from the University of British Columbia in 1976 with a thesis entitled He who will not work, neither shall he eat: German social democratic attitudes to labor, 1890-1914.[3] He received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1984 with a dissertation on From artisans to workers: the transformation of the skilled metalworkers of Nuremberg, 1835-1905
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| ISBN 13 | 9781588344670 |
| ISBN 10 | 1588344673 |
| Title | The Rocket and the Reich |
| Author | Michael J Neufeld |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Smithsonian Books |
| Year published | 2013-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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