The APOLLO Collection: Vol.1: How America Won The Race To The Moon

by Philip Gibson

Book Overview

On 25 May, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced the hugely ambitious goal of sending a man to the Moon and returning him safely to Earth before the end of the decade.

The president's announcement came at the height of the Cold War confrontation and it set off an intensely competitive race with the Soviet Union who desperately wanted to gain for themselves the huge propaganda victory of being the first nation to land a man on the Moon.

President...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514899302
• ISBN13: 9781514899304
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 628 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"