From the #book #bookjacket : Chief rocket #engineer of the Third Reich and one of the fathers of the U.S. #spaceprogram , #wernhervonbraun is a source of consistent fascination. Glorified as a #visonary 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 #v2rocket and of 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. Michael J. Neufeld is #curator and #space #historian at the @airandspacemuseum ✈️🚀 What are YOU #reading ? (at Midtown Scholar Bookstore)
