Sheehan, Neil.
A fiery peace in a cold war : Bernard Schriever and the ultimate weapon / Neil Sheehan.
From Sheehan, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic "A Bright Shining Lie," comes the never-before-told story of the nuclear arms race that changed history--and of the visionary American Air Force officer Bernard Schriever, who led the high-stakes effort with the ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missiles) program.
Schriever, Bernard A.
United States. Air Force -- Officers -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Military engineers -- United States -- Biography.
Intercontinental ballistic missiles -- Design and construction -- History.
Intercontinental ballistic missiles -- United States -- History.
Nuclear weapons -- United States -- History.
Cold War.
Aeronautics, Military -- Research -- United States -- History.
Astronautics -- Research -- United States -- History.