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Best books to learn Rocket propulsion, in order

Rocket propulsion is an unusually unforgiving subject to read into, because the good books are engineering texts and they assume you arrive with thermodynamics, compressible fluid mechanics and heat transfer already in hand.

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How should I approach learning rocket propulsion?
Rocket propulsion is an unusually unforgiving subject to read into, because the good books are engineering texts and they assume you arrive with thermodynamics, compressible fluid mechanics and heat transfer already in hand.
What's a good book to start rocket propulsion with?
A strong starting point is Modern compressible flow by John Anderson. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.

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