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Soviet Space Program
Harford, James. Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon. New York: Wiley, 1997. 432 p. ISBN: 0471148539. $30.
Hooper, Gordon. The Soviet Cosmonaut Team. Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: GRH Publications, 1986. ISBN: 0951131230. $55. Humble, R. The Soviet Space Programme. New York: Routledge, 1988. Deals almost exclusively with the military aspects of the Soviet space program (reconnaissance satellites, orbital weapons, ASAT), but also has a good chapter on Soviet boosters. ISBN: 041502109X. $?. Johnson, Nicholas L. Soviet Military Strategy in Space. London: Jane's Publishing, 1987. 287 p. $34.95. Johnson, Nicholas L. Soviet Space Programs 1980-1985. San Diego: Univelt, 1987. A compendium of five years' worth of ``The Soviet Year in Space.''Describes every significant launch in a highly organized format. Also contains a complete table of Soviet launches for 1980-1985. ISBN: 0877032661. $?.
Krieger, F.J. Behind the Sputniks. Public Affairs Press, 1958. ISBN: 081830152X. $12. Johnson, Nicholas L. The Soviet Reach for the Moon: The L-1 and L-3 Manned Lunar Programs and the Story of the N-1 `Moon Rocket'. Washington, DC: Cosmos Books, 1994. ISBN: 1885609027. $29.95. Lebedev, Lev; Aleksandrovich, Lykyanou; and Romanov, A. Sons of the Blue Planet. New Delhi: Amerind Publishing Company, 1973. 327 p. Ley, Willy. Russia's Rockets and Missiles with an Introduction by W.... 1960. Matson, Wayne R. Cosmonautics: A Colorful History. Washington, DC: Cosmos Books, 1994. 212 p. ISBN: 1885609019. $49.95. Newkirk, Dennis. Almanac of Soviet Manned Space Flight: A Revealing Launch-by-Launch History of the Red Star in Orbit. Houston, TX: Gulf Publishing Co., 1990. 391 p. A complete account of every Soviet manned and man-related space launch. All unnamed development missions are examined, including SS-2 booster, Sputniks, and Vostoks. $29.95.
Oberg, James E. Uncovering Soviet Disasters: Exploring the Limits of Glasnost. New York: Random House, 1988. 317 p. PN 5277 .D58 O12. $?.
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