the shock of the century Dickson, Paul 1939- creator text bibliography History. nyu 2007 monographic eng

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310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. Introduction --ONE. Sputnik Night 9 --TWO. Gravity Fighters 28 --THREE. Vengeance Rocket 49 --FOUR. An Open Sky 76 --FIVE. The Birth of Sputnik 94 --SIX. Red Monday o8 --SEVEN. Dog Days 134 --EIGHT. American Birds 168 --NINE. Ike Scores 191 --TEN. Sputnik's Legacy 223 --Epilogue 246. Paul Dickson. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- e-ur--- Cold War (1945-1989) Sputnik satellites History Sputnik satellites Political aspects History Artificial satellites, Russian Political aspects United States Satélites artificiales Satélites artificiales rusos Vuelo espacial Viajes interplanetarios Rusia Cold War Soviet Union Foreign relations United States Soviet Union United States TL 796.5 D554s 2007 629.460947 0425188434 9780425188439 2019943268 YDX 190608 20240524120014.0 21010912 eng