Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Voyage of Apollo 11
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James Donovan (Author)
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Fifty years after the Apollo 11 mission made history, this book tells the epic story of the astronauts, flight controllers and engineers who made it happen.
On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, a moment ingrained in modern memory. Perhaps the world's greatest technological achievement - and a triumph of spirit and ingenuity - the Apollo 11 mission and the Apollo program was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the Space Race with the Soviets.
Seen through the eyes of those who lived it, Shoot for The Moon reveals the dangers, the challenges and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that made it possible. Both sweeping and intimate, and based on exhaustive research and dozens of fresh interviews, this is the definitive - and thrilling - account of one of humankind's most extraordinary feats of exploration. 24 Plates, color
About the Author
James Donovan is the author of the bestselling books The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo, and A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Bighorn-the Last Great Battle of the American West. He lives in Texas.
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- Contributor: James Donovan
- Imprint: Amberley Publishing
- ISBN13: 9781445699073
- Number of Pages: 464
- Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
- Packaged Weight: 750
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Amberley Publishing
- Release Date: 2019-07-15
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: James Donovan is the author of the bestselling books The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo, and A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Bighorn-the Last Great Battle of the American West. He lives in Texas.
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