A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon - Tapa blanda

"Excellent. . . . Deeply researched, compulsively readable and important."
--The New York Times Book Review

"An important contribution to our understanding of those decades when the U.S. and U.S.S.R. held each other--and the world--in a balance of terror. . . . Engrossing."
--Los Angeles Times

"Utterly riveting reading. . . . Schriever is a fascinating person, and Sheehan [is] to be commended for his careful gathering of interviews and documents to put flesh on this most unexpected warrior."
--San Francisco Chronicle

"Even more thoroughly researched, bristling with facts and figures and faces, than A Bright Shining Lie."
--San Antonio Express-News

"A deep look at American defensive thinking in the Cold War. . . . Sheehan's book is rich in cultural detail, beyond iconic moments of the Cold War as refracted through the lens of the missile race."
--Newsday

"An ambitious story. Sheehan tells it well."
--Dallas Morning News

"Absorbing. . . . Sheehan is a terrific reporter and an excellent writer, capable of weaving multiple storylines into a seamless narrative. . . . Unforgettable. . . . More than a worthy successor to A Bright Shining Light. . . . It is hard to imagine a more accomplished and informative exposé of the deep gears grinding in the engine room of the Cold War."
--The Oregonian

"A success story, in which the military, or a part of it anyway, instead of becoming mired in a folly of its own creation, prevailed over bureaucracy and incompetence and probably averted catastrophe."
--The New York Times

"Fascinating. . . . Sheehan's scope is vast, and the narrative proceeds with the measured beauty of a complex mathematical proof."
--GQ

"Neil Sheehan is a master of historical portraiture. His new book casts light on a critical but largely forgotten moment of the Cold War, with all the dazzling research and authority we have come to expect from him. Sheehan tells a fascinating story wonderfully vividly."
--Sir Max Hastings

"Schriever is a charismatic figure, and the supporting characters are fascinating, too."
--The New Yorker

"Schriever's part in the development of the ICBM is a story that needed to be told . . . and Sheehan tells it with enthusiasm."
--The Boston Globe

"Here, masterfully recounted, is the epic tale of the decisive scientific battle of the Cold War--for supremacy of the skies and space--told through the remarkable story of Air Force general Bennie Schriever. Once again, the legendary reporter Neil Sheehan has unearthed a hidden trove of the history of our time. . . . A stunning achievement."
--Carl Bernstein

"Sheehan does an excellent job of describing, in terms that a layman can follow, the technical challenges involved in developing an ICBM and how they were overcome."
--Michael Dobbs, The Washington Post

"A fascinating tale."
--The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

"Neil Sheehan has triumphed again in this sweeping and absolutely fascinating book. . . . Sheehan takes on the epic tale of how science, the military, and politics became interwoven during the Cold War. It's a crucially important topic, but also a colorful narrative tale filled with memorable characters such as Bennie Schriever and the geniuses he enlisted in his cause."
--Walter Isaacson

"A story of many characters, and some of the major ones, such as mathematician John von Neumann and Gen. Curtis LeMay, are very colorful. . . . There is much to like in this book. . . . Sheehan's book helps make sense of things we know."
--Seattle Times

"In this amazing book, Neil Sheehan shows us how the grand movements of history turn on the character of individuals. A Fiery Peace in a Cold War is the gripping account of the events, largely hidden until now, that saved the Cold War from turning into Armageddon."
--Anthony Lewis