{"product_id":"von-braun-dreamer-of-space-engineer-of-war-9780307389374","title":"Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurator and space historian at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum delivers a brilliantly nuanced biography of controversial space pioneer Wernher von Braun. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChief rocket engineer of the Third Reich and one of the fathers of the U.S. space program, Wernher von Braun is a source of consistent fascination. Glorified as a visionary and vilified as a war criminal, he was a man of profound moral complexities, whose intelligence and charisma were coupled with an enormous and, some would say, blinding ambition. Based on new sources, Neufeld's biography delivers a meticulously researched and authoritative portrait of the creator of the V-2 rocket and his times, detailing how he was a man caught between morality and progress, between his dreams of the heavens and the earthbound realities of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307389374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.18w x 1.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/14\/2008 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Neufeld","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43471027273909,"sku":"9780307389374","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0687fa58-c78c-4e7f-b610-86d5ff9918ae.jpg?v=1704821737","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/von-braun-dreamer-of-space-engineer-of-war-9780307389374","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}