Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space - Softcover

"Cadbury skillfully weaves together politics, technology and biographical detail to produce a gripping tale."--Slava Gerovitch, Moscow Times

"A swift, exciting history of the race to the moon....First-rate research and reporting."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"A fascinatingly detailed account."--GQ

"This is an utterly engrossing book."--Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs

"Cadbury's book is an excellent example of sound research, superb writing, and accomplished storytelling all rolled into one masterly effort."--Library Journal

"Space Race is an admirable record of humanity's daring first forays away from the home planet."--Chris Scott, BookPage

"A fresh and revealing look at one of the most crucial battlefields of the cold war."--Randy Dotinga, Christian Science Monitor

"A fascinating book."--Los Angeles Daily News

From the author of Dreams of Iron and Steel comes a fascinating account of the competition between the Americans and Soviets for control of outer space, focusing on two brilliant and ambitious scientists--Wernher von Braun and Sergei Korolev--who fueled it. Reprint.