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Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment

- The Race for Space and World Prestige

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In a critical Cold War moment, Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency suddenly changed when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first satellite. What Ike called "a small ball" became a source of Russian pride and propaganda, and it wounded him politically, as critics charged that he responded sluggishly to the challenge of space...

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780801451508
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 368
  • Udgivet:
  • 12. marts 2013
  • Størrelse:
  • 237x165x29 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 664 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 9. december 2024

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In a critical Cold War moment, Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency suddenly changed when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first satellite. What Ike called "a small ball" became a source of Russian pride and propaganda, and it wounded him politically, as critics charged that he responded sluggishly to the challenge of space...

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