Yefgenii Yeremin is a flyer and he is a phantom. n the Korean War, he shoots down more American jets than any other pilot in history. He becomes the legendary ace dubbed 'Ivan the Terrible'. But the Soviet Union's involvement in Korea must be kept secret, so his name remains unknown, his victories uncelebrated. xiled to a remote Arctic base, he becomes a spectator to the new battlefield of Cold War rivalry- space. Yefgenii longs to do battle once more with America's finest aviators, but he remains invisible, forgotten until ...
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Yefgenii Yeremin is a flyer and he is a phantom. n the Korean War, he shoots down more American jets than any other pilot in history. He becomes the legendary ace dubbed 'Ivan the Terrible'. But the Soviet Union's involvement in Korea must be kept secret, so his name remains unknown, his victories uncelebrated. xiled to a remote Arctic base, he becomes a spectator to the new battlefield of Cold War rivalry- space. Yefgenii longs to do battle once more with America's finest aviators, but he remains invisible, forgotten until the day in 1964, when a man arrives from Moscow, from the Space Committee, in search of a volunteer. ive years later, Yefgenii Yeremin sets off on the greatest mission of all, in a ship named Voskhodyeniye. His destination is the Moon. scent is the story of how a single act can not only define the meaning of a man's life, but also that of a nation and a species. It is a story of power, beauty and ultimately grace, and it is like no novel you have ever read before.
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Add this copy of Ascent to cart. $9.33, very good condition, Sold by Housing Works Online Bookstore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Jonathan Cape.
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