Von Braun

Praise

"Neufeld's Von Braun surpasses all previous books about the man . . . Deeply researched, vigorously written, and balanced in its judgments."
--Daniel J. Kevles, The Boston Globe

"A serious, important book that does justice to its subject's moral complexity and place in history. It details what happened and why during the race to the moon."
--M.G. Lord, Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Neufeld catches von Braun in one ethically supine moment after another."
--Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker

"Neufeld has a deep understanding of the technical and human challenges von Braun faced in leading the U.S. space program and lucidly explains his role in navigating the personal and public politics, management challenges and engineering problems that had to be solved before landing men on the moon."
--Publishers Weekly

"The defining work on a still-controversial figure."
--Kirkus

"Neufeld's judicious portrait of von Braun's outstanding qualities and his moral compromises promises to become a space-history mainstay."
--Booklist