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Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of the Cold War Space Race (Paperback)

by David Scott (Author), Alexei Leonov (Author)
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  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books; New edition edition (4 April 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743450671
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743450676
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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'A page-turner, a reminder that behind the high technology there was high drama'


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'An extraordinary book that provides a very valuable account of the way the Cold War was ended in Space'
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A review...., 4 Feb 2006
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The books authors are both men with extensive space flight experience, Leonov was, amongst other things, the first man to walk in space and the commander Soyuz craft that docked with the American vehicle in the historic 1975 joint mission. Scott went into orbit in Gemini 8 with Neil Armstrong and also made a landing and walked on the Moon as commander of Apollo 15.

The format of the book is that periods from 1965 to 1975 are split into arbitariry portions and each astronaut/cosmonaut writes anything between a couple of paragraphs and several pages on subjects such as events in his personal life, his country but mainly in his countries space programme. Because of the format used the book is very easy to read and can skip effortlessly from USA to the USSR and back again without losing any momentum or it feeling forced. All the main characters and events are covered from a personal perspective, the first satellite –Sputnik, Korolev, von Braun, Gargarins first space flight, the death of Komarov, Americas initial problems getting a reliable launch vehicle, the tragedy of Apollo 1, the USSR/USA casualties that occurred during training/preparation for flights as well as all the successes of the various missions and the men behind them. Fascinating stuff.

The only slight disappointment for me came in the Epilogue where Scott uses it for a bit of gloating/ political tub-thumping over America getting to the Moon first. It’s nothing too major but I goes so much against the spirit in which the rest of the book is written that it’s really noticeable and a bit puzzling.

In short, one of the best books I’ve read on the subject. Recommended.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Two Sides of the Moon, 14 Jun 2004
This review is from: Two Sides of the Moon (Paperback)
Two Sides of the Moon is essentially a story of the space race during the cold war from both sides of the Iron Curtain - David Scott, Astronaut with NASA and Alexei Leonov, Cosmonaut for Russia. Both shared the same dream to fly; then to join the space race and get to the moon.

This is an autobiography seen through the eyes of both Scott and Leonov - the highs and lows, their tremendous achievements, disappointments and sadness at lives lost. The stories of both authors' intertwine well and it is very easy to read. Although politics has an integral role in the recounting of this story, it is not bogged down by the details.

This totally fascinating tale is both entertaining and informative but doesn't get too technical. There is even a glossary for those who find acronyms difficult to remember - I discovered this half way through the book and it is well worth knowing before you start!

I enjoyed this book immensely and although it helps if you have an interest for all things space related, I would recommend it to anyone who just loves a good, compelling read.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Two good space biographies for the price of one, 12 April 2006
This detailed and entertaining book tells the respective stories of U.S. astronaut Dave Scott and Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. A succinct and genuinely interesting foreword by Neil Armstrong lays out the context. Thereafter, Scott and Leonov alternate chapters, all written in the first person.

Their respective upbringings and pilot backgrounds are described at just the right length, followed by the pair's recruitment to opposite sides of the space race.

Leonov offers a candid account of his and man's first ever spacewalk in 1965 as well as his frustrations as the U.S. later took the lead in the rush to land a man on the moon. Meanwhile, Scott provides rare detail of his frightening Gemini 8 mission and a full review of walking and driving on the moon with Apollo 15. Scott's chapters in particular are very well written and he does credit writer Christine Toomey in the acknowledgements.

It was only when Scott assisted with preparations for the early 70s Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) that he and Leonov became good friends and the latter sections here describe how that led to this joint biography. ASTP gets little attention all these years later, so Leonov's account of his part in the mission is valuable.

Twenty-odd photos from Leonov, including a couple of his paintings, and a similar number from Scott round the book out. Worth adding to any collection of Apollo-related biographies, this paperback gives double the value for its added insight to the Russian space effort.
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