Divine, Robert A.

The Sputnik Challenge

New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. First Printing. 245, tables, notes, index, DJ in plastic sleeve. President Eisenhower's handling of the early space race. The author concludes that Eisenhower possessed keen strategic vision and a sure sense of budgetary priorities, but ultimately he flunked a crucial test of leadership when he failed to reassure the frightened public that their fears were groundless. Condition: very good, very good.

Keywords: Sputnik, Dwight Eisenhower, NASA, Space Race, Cold War, Soviet Union, Atlas Rocket, Jupiter Missile, Polaris Missile

ISBN: 0195050088

[Book #56581]

Price: $45.00