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In the Shadow of the Moon, the second volume in a history of the early space program, does not linger over much over the familier. It's main benefit is illuminating stories of the Gemini and Apollo projects that hitherto have been ignored or lightly touched on by other works. Where else can one see portraits of hitherto ignored astronauts like Donn Eisle or Bill Anders, both hitherto overshadowed by more famous crewmates like Walter Schirra or Jim Lovell?
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As China's space program heats up, there's no better time to read this compelling work. The United States can benefit from every possible reminder about what we've accomplished, how we did it, and how the amazing story teamwork, competition and courage brought us to where we are today. Too many of us have either forgotten or just don't know the story... which could lead to mistakes on the international stage, allowing others to reach new milestones while we play catch up. With this book and the companion volume, French and Burgess have given us exciting, vivid history and the inspiring jump start America needs to bring back the passion to excel in space in the 21st century.
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I just reviewed the authors' previous publication, Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S), and I absolutely had to write a review for this one, as well. I am an educator at a major astronomy and space museum, and "In the Shadow of the Moon" and "Into that Silent Sea" are two books that we will be purchasing for our spaceflight docents as resource books. The books are fabulous and you won't want to put them down. I sure didn't. When I got to the section about the Apollo 1 tragedy, the tears started flowing. I knew a bit about what happened, but not everything I learned from this book. Absolutely amazing interviewing and writing. Please buy these books if you want first-hand accounts of Russian and U.S. space history. We're getting farther and farther from that era as the years pass, and the largest tragedy would be that people would forget what happened.
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French and Burgess have written a wonderful book with lots of vivid details. For example, I was captivated by reading Gene Cernan's account of the intense pain and difficulty he had during the his Gemini EVA.
The vividness and suspense flows well. The editing is excellent. A must have book for any serious space history buff.
Tahir Rahman, author of We Came in Peace for all Mankind
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Having spent this era mostly as an astronomy student and instructor with contacts into NASA and NSF, I thought I knew a lot about the Gemini and Apollo missions. Well, now I do! Francis and Colin have put together a very readable verbal history, full of personality - an often missing ingredient in technical histories. People made this program work and their accomplishment certainly comes out in this book. Like Into the Silent Sea," "In The Shadow of the Moon" makes what could be a dry tale of technical feats into compelling reading.
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