Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon

Name: Apollo 8
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by Jeffrey Kluger

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Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon

by Jeffrey Kluger

1 rating • 1 review • 4 shelved

Recounts the bold but dangerous mission to secure America's position as the first nation to reach the moon, revealing the dangers endured by its crew and the ways the mission brought renewal to a country ravaged by assassinations and war.

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ISBN13 9781627798327
Publish Date 16 May 2017
Publish Status Active
Publish Country US
Imprint Henry Holt & Company Inc

Format Paperback
Language English

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Accurate Subtitle. Kluger does an excellent job with writing the narrative of this distinctively NON-fiction story with the skill of a solid thriller author. While Apollo 11 would eventually overpower 8, and one of 8's crewmen would become far more famous for Apollo 13, neither of those missions happens without someone being the first to actually get to lunar orbit and make sure their spacecraft can survive the trip. And Kluger does an excellent job of revealing all of the people invovled and putting them in the proper context while showing both the very real perils and how the various people handled those perils. If you're interested in man leaving the planet at all, this is a must read book.