Moonshot: The Inside Story of Mankind's Greatest Adventure
In 1969, people from across the globe gathered round television sets to witness one of the most historic moments in the history of mankind - the first human moon landing. This title reveals how the Apollo 11 mission could so easily have gone terribly wrong and America's great tri... read full description below.
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| ISBN |
9780091928377 |
| Published |
3 July 2009 by Ebury Press |
| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
| Author(s) |
By Parry, Dan |
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
Young Adults |
| Reading Age |
Young Adults |
| Library of Congress |
Project Apollo (U.S.), Space flight to the moon, Moon - Exploration, Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) |
| NBS Text |
Popular Science |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
320 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 134mm
Height: 215mm
Spine: 23mm |
| Weight |
385g |
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| Dewey Code |
629.4540973 |
| Catalogue Code |
64362 |
Description of this Book
In 1969, people from across the globe gathered round television sets to witness one of the most historic moments in the history of mankind - the first human moon landing. Following this epic undertaking from its very beginning - a product of the Cold War and America's desire to flex its international muscle - through to its aftermath, Moonshot goes beyond official accounts of the Apollo 11 mission to tell the real, untold story of an event known the world over.From the fraught and often bitter relationships between the three men destined to make history - hot-headed Buzz Aldrin, easygoing Michael Collins and the inscrutable Neil Armstrong - to the moment when, just minutes before Armstrong and Aldrin were about to reach the surface of the moon, their equipment failed and alarms rang out, Dan Parry reveals how the mission could so easily have gone terribly wrong, and America's great triumph have become a national disaster. Based on extensive research and interviews with many of the leading participants, Moonshot describes in nail-biting, page-turning detail every step of a remarkable, perilous mission that has captured the imagination of generations then and since.
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
Readers in a quest of a gripping and thoughtful paperback account should set their coordinates for Dan Parry's Moonshot, which is far better written that your average accompanying the major television factual-drama book. Daily Telegraph |
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Author's Bio
As a former BBC journalist and now Head of Research at Dangerous Films, Dan Parry developed his passion for history while working on diverse array of projects for television, ranging from the Neolithic period in Italy to the British Empire. He is the author of D-Day and Blackbeard.
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