N-1: For the Moon and Mars A Guide to the Soviet Superbooster (English and Russian Edition)

Three years in the making by an international team of experts in Russia, England and the US, This gorgeous 235 page, full color, hardcover volume contains the complete history of the N-1 from its origins as a booster for missions to Mars and Venus to the abrupt change with a directive from the highest levels of Soviet government to beat the Americans to the moon!