A Memoir of the Missile Age: One Man's Journey

A rare insider's view of the Soviet missile program and the Cold War arms race.

Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev witnessed the accelerating arms race from inside the Soviet system. As an analyst in the Central Committee, he saw firsthand the decisions and calculations that shaped the Cold War. This memoir offers an extraordinary window into Soviet thinking, revealing misunderstandings on both sides of the Iron Curtain.

A Memoir of the Missile Age provides a valuable key to understanding the Soviet ...