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In article , "Greg D. Moore
\(Strider\)" says... "Andre Lieven" wrote in message ... In the not so humble consensus of this happy newsgroup, its about the best single volume book on the US space program of the period, along with points on the competing Soviet one. I would say it's one of the best overviews. If you're looking for specific systems, there are also some excellent books (Stages to Saturn for example, and Chariots for Apollo come to mind as focusing on specific areas.) And for a good detailed work about the behind-the-scenes stories, there's always Murray and Cox. I would rate Murray and Cox plus Chaikin as the best set of two volumes to give you a good solid understanding of the early American space program. -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for | Doug Van Dorn thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup | |
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In article , Doug . . wrote:
I would say it's one of the best overviews. If you're looking for specific systems, there are also some excellent books (Stages to Saturn for example, and Chariots for Apollo come to mind as focusing on specific areas.) And for a good detailed work about the behind-the-scenes stories, there's always Murray and Cox. I would rate Murray and Cox plus Chaikin as the best set of two volumes to give you a good solid understanding of the early American space program. For t'other side, as it were, I presume the two volumes would be Siddiqi's (sp?) pair? -- -Andrew Gray |
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On 25 Aug 2003 21:54:29 GMT, Andrew Gray
wrote: In article , Doug . . wrote: I would say it's one of the best overviews. If you're looking for specific systems, there are also some excellent books (Stages to Saturn for example, and Chariots for Apollo come to mind as focusing on specific areas.) And for a good detailed work about the behind-the-scenes stories, there's always Murray and Cox. I would rate Murray and Cox plus Chaikin as the best set of two volumes to give you a good solid understanding of the early American space program. For t'other side, as it were, I presume the two volumes would be Siddiqi's (sp?) pair? ....Or the full-sized single volume, which contains enough dried tree pulp mass to kill a cat or injure a small child if you dropped it on them :-P OM -- "No ******* ever won a war by dying for | http://www.io.com/~o_m his country. He won it by making the other | Sergeant-At-Arms poor dumb ******* die for his country." | Human O-Ring Society - General George S. Patton, Jr |
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Doug... ) writes:
In article , says... In article , Doug . . wrote: I would say it's one of the best overviews. If you're looking for specific systems, there are also some excellent books (Stages to Saturn for example, and Chariots for Apollo come to mind as focusing on specific areas.) And for a good detailed work about the behind-the-scenes stories, there's always Murray and Cox. I would rate Murray and Cox plus Chaikin as the best set of two volumes to give you a good solid understanding of the early American space program. For t'other side, as it were, I presume the two volumes would be Siddiqi's (sp?) pair? I would presume so -- I haven't yet been able to afford to buy them. I hunger and thirst for them, though... Just for my own clarity, would this pair be the two volume trade paperback printing of the originally one hardbound volume of " Challenge To Apollo " ? BTW, I likely won't see the reply ( Sorry ), as I'm in final packing mode, and am heading to Toronto on the morrow, on the first part of the logistics for Torcon 3, this year's World SF Con. So, if Henry gets to it, or anyone else, feel free to leave me a note in the " voodoo message board ", hard by con reg, most usually. Andre -- " I'm a man... But, I can change... If I have to... I guess. " The Man Prayer, Red Green. |
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says... With all your specific questions, you would do well to get a copy of Andrew Chaikin's " A Man On The Moon " and reading it In the not so humble consensus of this happy newsgroup, its about the best single volume book on the US space program of the period, along with points on the competing Soviet one. A Man On The Moon is, absolutely and without contradiction, a "must read" for anyone interested in space history. I think a there is a strong case to make that Baker's A History of Manned Space Flight is at least as much of a "must read" as Chaiken's book. The two are complimentary. Chaiken focuses on the *people* who went to the Moon. Baker tries to examine the people, the hardware, the management, the political and the scheduling issues of the golden era of manned space flight. -- Kevin Willoughby oSpam Imagine that, a FROG ON-OFF switch, hardly the work for test pilots. -- Mike Collins |
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says... In article , Andre Lieven wrote: In the not so humble consensus of this happy newsgroup, its about the best single volume book on the US space program of the period, along with points on the competing Soviet one. However, it's /the/ best three-volume-book-made-from-one-volume-of-text, no questions g Especially for those of us who picked up a remaindered copy for less than $20. -- Kevin Willoughby oSpam Imagine that, a FROG ON-OFF switch, hardly the work for test pilots. -- Mike Collins |
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On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 02:11:37 GMT, Doug... wrote:
In article , says... In article , Doug . . wrote: I would say it's one of the best overviews. If you're looking for specific systems, there are also some excellent books (Stages to Saturn for example, and Chariots for Apollo come to mind as focusing on specific areas.) And for a good detailed work about the behind-the-scenes stories, there's always Murray and Cox. I would rate Murray and Cox plus Chaikin as the best set of two volumes to give you a good solid understanding of the early American space program. For t'other side, as it were, I presume the two volumes would be Siddiqi's (sp?) pair? I would presume so -- I haven't yet been able to afford to buy them. I hunger and thirst for them, though... Beg, search the couch for change, take on a second job. Siddiqi's tome is well worth the price. Kelly McDonald |
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