Bernard Schriever: American Air Power Pioneer

Embark on a captivating journey through the US-Soviet arms race with the remarkable American Air Power officer, Bernard Schriever. Neil Sheehan weaves together biography, history, global politics, and science in a compelling narrative that effortlessly shifts from personal struggles to global dynamics. Praised as "compulsively readable and essential" by The New York Times Book Review, Sheehan, a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner, unveils Schriever's mission to thwart the Soviet Union's quest for nuclear dominance. Delve into the development of the intercontinental ballistic missile, a groundbreaking nuclear weapon delivery system designed to deter catastrophe. Alongside Schriever, meet a fascinating array of Cold War figures, including the brilliant physicist John Von Neumann and the assertive Air Force general Curtis LeMay.