Deal : History of Astronomy

Two captivating manuscripts in one book: The Cold War: A Captivating Guide to the Tense Conflict between the United States of America and the Soviet Union Following World War II The Space Race: A Captivating Guide to the Cold War Competition Between the United States and Soviet Union to Reach the Moon The seeds of the Cold War were sown toward the end of World War II. During the war, the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant partners. The communist doctrine of the Soviets was decidedly at odds with the US notion of capitalism, free enterprise, and rugged...

The Cold War is usually thought of in terms of fear, potential nuclear war, and espionage. While these were elements of the years between the end of World War II and the 1990s, the competition between the US and the USSR had some real benefits. Perhaps the best and most impressive accomplishments during this time resulted from the Space Race. The Space Race was not something either side set out to win. Initially, the US and USSR were only interested in becoming militarily superior to each other. This competition started by accepting and overlooking the atrocities that the German scientists...