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[0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [title] title A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon [author] author Sheehan, Neil [isbn] isbn 0679422846 [isbn13] isbn13 9780679422846 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 560 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.70 [num ratings] num ratings 395 [date pub] date pub Jan 01, 2009 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Sep 22, 2009 [rating] Lucas's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 1 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started May 2010 [date read] date read May 29, 2010 [date added] date added May 01, 2010 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view [review] 
review Curtis LeMay is the villain in this book, but there wasn't a lot of closure to his character. Did he accept the supremacy of the ICBM over the strateg Curtis LeMay is the villain in this book, but there wasn't a lot of closure to his character. Did he accept the supremacy of the ICBM over the strategic bomber eventually? I think his presence in the book is important- there's a common one-dimensional acceptance of whatever technology the most prominent hawk is promoting must be best for national defense, but the the missile gap would have been very real and dangerous for the U.S. if LeMay had been allowed to sideline the ICBM and IRBM projects and wasted the same resources on the impossible nuclear-powered supersonic strategic bomber. I'd have liked to see additional details of Soviet ICBM development, I'm sure there are good books on the subject but they most likely would lack the in-depth characterization Sheehan has. ...more
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