{"product_id":"a-fiery-peace-in-a-neil-sheehan-9780679745495","title":"A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe US-Soviet arms race, told through the story of a colorful and visionary American Air Force officer\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003emelding biography, history, world affairs, and science to transport\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe reader back and forth from individual drama to world stage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Compulsively readable and important.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIn this never-before-told story, Neil Sheehan--winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award -- details American Air Force officer Bernard Schriever's quest to prevent the Soviet Union from acquiring nuclear superiority, and describes American efforts to develop the unstoppable nuclear-weapon delivery system, the intercontinental ballistic missile, the first weapons meant to deter an atomic holocaust rather than to be fired in anger. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a sweeping narrative, Sheehan brings to life a huge cast of some of the most intriguing characters of the cold war, including the brilliant physicist John Von Neumann, and the hawkish Air Force general, Curtis LeMay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Sheehan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679745491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679745495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.28w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/31\/2010 pg. 24","brand":"Neil Sheehan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069610258687,"sku":"9780679745495","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2eec3a9-4b46-41ff-adf6-f4a128617991.jpg?v=1685425589","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-fiery-peace-in-a-neil-sheehan-9780679745495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}