{"product_id":"defence-and-discovery-andrew-b-godefroy-9780774819602","title":"Defence and Discovery: Canada's Military Space Program, 1945-74","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe space race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War is arguably the most famous international rivalry in modern history. Few, however, are aware that Canada was also an early contender in space exploration. Indeed, in 1962, Canada bested the more powerful United Kingdom to become the third nation to reach outer space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDefence and Discovery\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew Godefroy presents the first comprehensive examination of the origins, development, and impact of Canada's space program. Drawing on newly declassified archival sources and a wealth of secondary material, Godefroy puts Canada's early space research into context and demonstrates the central role of military enterprise in these endeavours. He also reveals the technological, political, and strategic implications of the country's early innovation in space-research technology, and its subsequent turn from this arena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost nations have proudly documented their efforts in space exploration, but historians of Canada have been slow to delve into this important era. \u003ci\u003eDefence and Discovery\u003c\/i\u003e opens the records, illuminating a highly secretive and significant period in the country's military and strategic history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew B. Godefroy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 077481960X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774819602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Andrew B. Godefroy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096716124415,"sku":"9780774819602","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/defence-and-discovery-andrew-b-godefroy-9780774819602","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}