Böcker av John W. Young

He walked on the moon. He piloted the space shuttle. He flew more space missions than any other human. His peers called him the "astronaut's astronaut." One of the last memoirs written by an early American astronaut and the first by a former chief of the astronaut corps, Forever Young is indispensable to anyone interested in the history of NASA.

In the LONGMAN COMPANIONS TO HISTORY series, the second revised edition of the LONGMAN COMPANION TO COLD WAR AND DETENTE, 1941-91. It is a study of post-war international relations, particularly America, Russia and the Cold War, containing accounts of over 70 crises and conflicts and biographies of over 100 political figures.

Characters: 2 male, 2 female Int. This is a gripping drama about an unusual terrorist, one who is brilliant, articulate and right? Victor is the head of a group responsible for a bomb attack at the White House in which 27 people have been killed. He has a television news reporter led to his lair so she can tell the world why he has done what he has done. Victor's obsession is the destruction of the world's water supply and, with it, the final destruction of the human race by pollut

A collection of essays by international historians which explore British diplomatic policy in the decade following the end of World War II. Topics include propaganda, atomic policy, Imperial problems, European unity and Britain's response to political crises in the Middle East and Far East.

This book focuses on Britain's international policy when the country was retreating from a world role to a European focus. It includes coverage of the Vietnam War, East-West detente and the Middle East conflict. -- .