A review by psteve
Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight by Jay Barbree

4.0

This is probably the Neil Armstrong biography we want to read. The author, who has covered the space program for 50 years, knew Armstrong well, and is able to give a close view of the man's character. If you're looking for dirt or deep details of his everyday life, you won't find them here, and who, really would want that. Instead, he covers mostly the career, with enough details about his personal life to make you better understand the man. The main touch points of the life -- Korea, Edwards AFB, the X-15, Gemini and its near disaster, the LTTV vehicle ejection, and finally Apollo 15 -- are all covered in detail, though you might not find a lot new there. Still, it's fun having them all in one unified account, with a careful view of Armstrong. Good reading.