I lucked into this in my high school library, and need to re-read it. I've read a lot of books on Apollo, this is one of the best. FWIW, my other favorite is '

I lucked into this in my high school library, and need to re-read it. I've read a lot of books on Apollo, this is one of the best. FWIW, my other favorite is 'Apollo: Race to the Moon', Murray and Cox, which focuses on the engineering and management effort, and the politics, behind Apollo. Their discussion of the development of the F-1 engine in the Saturn V's first stage is amazing, among dozens of technical and managerial excellencies.