Apollo 12 - On the Ocean of Storms (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
From the reviews:“The book is entitle; Apollo 12 On the Ocean of Storms. Strangely, this is the first time that the full story of man’s first trip to the Ocean of Storms – has never been written down. … Springer Praxis has developed a virtual library’s worth of books regarding space flight. Apollo 12 On the Ocean of Storms is a very worthy addition to this collection … . At 530 pages and with dozens of color images, the book is well-worth … .” (Jason Rhian, AmericaSpace, March, 2011)“More than 40 years ago Apollo 12 made man’s second Moon-landing, and it could be as long again before humans return. But David Harland is keeping the memories fresh with a series of books covering each of the landings, this being the second. One can relive the whole mission in 500 dense pages from lift-off to analysing the 74lbs of moon rocks they brought back … . Some of the early planning chapters are so detailed … and reads as excitingly as a good novel.” (Reginald Turnill, Astronomy Now, September, 2011)“Space historian/writer Harland (NASA’s Moon Program, CH, Dec’09, 47-1969) tells the complete story of Apollo 12, from planning stages to travel back to Earth. … this mission was very successful: the scientific objectives were accomplished, and part of the Surveyor probe was returned to Earth for analysis. The book is nicely illustrated with halftone and color photographs. A welcome addition to the library of space history enthusiasts. Summing Up: Recommended. All general readers and undergraduate students.” (J. Z. Kiss, Choice, Vol. 49 (1), September, 2011)“Harland turns all the minutiae into a ‘you-are-there’ experience. He diligently and unobtrusively provides background and explanation to make each of the step-by-step events interesting, and makes us constantly feel enlightened rather than instructed. We are very lucky to have this fellow turning these volumes out on a regular basis. … I daresay that all readers without exception will find illustrative material of interest here. … Apollo 12: On the Ocean of Storms is a fine case study of an important mission.” (David West Reynolds, Quest: The History of Spaceflight, Vol. 19 (1), 2012)“I would recommend that all serious space historians find room on their bookshelves for this in-depth retrospective. … The author has drawn on numerous primary sources, including the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, a record of surface operations which includes a transcript of all recorded conversations between the moonwalkers and mission control. … As a stand-alone historical account of an individual mission, the book is one of the best I have come across.” (Peter Bond, The Observatory, Vol. 132 (1226), February, 2012)