NEIL ARMSTRONG

Thomas Dunne Books.  First edition 2014. 362 pages with lots of photos

Near Fine condition hardback book with black boards and gilt titles.  Fine condition dustjacket, complete, unclipped and in a protective cover. 

Written by author and space correspondent Jay Barbree, this is the inside story of Neil Armstrong from the time he flew combat missions in the Korean War and then flew a rocket plane called the X-15 to the edge of space, to when he saved his Gemini 8 by flying the first emergency return from Earth orbit and then flew Apollo 11 to the moon’s Sea of Tranquility.

From the jacket blurb:

Together Neil and Jay discussed everything, from his love of flying, to the war years, and of course his time in space. The book is full of never-before-seen photos and personal details written down for the first time, including what Armstrong really felt when he took that first step on the moon, what life in NASA was like, his relationships with the other astronauts, and what he felt the future of space exploration should be. As the only reporter to have covered all 166 American astronaut flights and moon landings Jay knows these events intimately. Neil Armstrong himself said, ‘Barbree is history’s most experienced space journalist. He is exceptionally well qualified to recall and write the events and emotions of our time.‘ Through his friendship with Neil and his dedicated research, Barbree brings us the most accurate account of his friend’s life of flight, the book he planned for twenty years.