Mercury Rising John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War by Jeff Shesol
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Mercury Rising John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War by Jeff Shesol | 22.61 MB
416 str. Pages
Title: Mercury Rising
Author: Jeff Shesol
Description:
A riveting history of the momentous Friendship 7 space flight that put America back into the space race.
If the United States couldn't catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F. Kennedy at the height of the Cold War—a moment when the Soviet Union built the wall in Berlin, tested nuclear bombs more destructive than any in history, and beat the US to every major milestone in space. The race to the heavens seemed a race for survival—and America was losing.
When John Glenn blasted into orbit on February 20, 1962, his mission was greater than circling Earth; it was to calm the fears of the free world and renew America's sense of self-belief. Mercury Rising re-creates the sense of tension to a flight that riveted the world. Drawing on new sources, interviews, and Glenn's personal notes, Mercury Rising shows how the astronaut's heroics lifted the nation's hopes in what...
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A riveting history of the momentous Friendship 7 space flight that put America back into the space race.
If the United States couldn't catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F. Kennedy at the height of the Cold War—a moment when the Soviet Union built the wall in Berlin, tested nuclear bombs more destructive than any in history, and beat the US to every major milestone in space. The race to the heavens seemed a race for survival—and America was losing.
When John Glenn blasted into orbit on February 20, 1962, his mission was greater than circling Earth; it was to calm the fears of the free world and renew America's sense of self-belief. Mercury Rising re-creates the sense of tension to a flight that riveted the world. Drawing on new sources, interviews, and Glenn's personal notes, Mercury Rising shows how the astronaut's heroics lifted the nation's hopes in what...
DOWNLOAD:
https://rapidgator.net/file/469311838169988cf96ec9953dd5d0b9/Mercury_Rising__John_Glenn_John_Kennedy_and_the_New_Battleground_of_the_Cold_War_by_Jeff_Shesol_.rar
https://ddownload.com/sp4ehfwtq3wu/Mercury_Rising__John_Glenn_John_Kennedy_and_the_New_Battleground_of_the_Cold_War_by_Jeff_Shesol_.rar
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