NASA Saturn V Owners' Workshop Manual: 1967–1973 (Apollo 4 to Apollo 17 & Skylab)

This is quite simply a superb, enthralling book about the most amazing machine ever made, and who better to write it than the person responsible for the Apollo Flight Journal, as complete an online source for the Apollo program (together with the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal by Eric Jones and Ken Glover) as you could ever want. I thought I knew a lot about the Saturn V, but I'm learning so much more from this book. Having witnessed a Space Shuttle launch from about as close as anyone is allowed to the launchpad, I could only imagine at the time what an incredible spectacle a Saturn V launch would have been. Like another reviewer said, its only real shortcoming is the lack of an index, but I'm forgiving it that because the rest of the book is so good. If you have any fascination for spaceflight and the historic Apollo program in particular, this book would be a valuable, dare I say vital addition to your library.

Probably one of the least useful (it won't help me fix my old 1972 Volvo 144) but awe inspiring Haynes manual I have ever read. I humbly flick through the pages nodding my head from side to side in sheer wonder wishing I could have been part of this amazing feat of technology, science and battle against the odds.With the occasional detail I can't get to grips with, I just let it go by and for me this doesn't take away anything from the enjoyment of this book.Amazing.

I remember the first moon landings and even read a great paperback about the apollo series some years ago. I was hoping all parts of the space craft would be covered in this book but it's only the rocket engines that are described with scarce other nuggets about other topics. Nothing at all about the Service, Command or Lunar modules!Maybe I should have been more clued up.

i have a dozen of these manuals from years gone by dealing with my cars / vans / jeeps / motorcycles ... they are all dog-eared and oil-stained - i guess this one will stay clean . This is a fantastic read , a stunning collection of information and diagrams with incredible photographs too . Haynes have done something amazing here as i now have six new manuals of theirs looking at different subjects ... all are fantastic and i hope to get the Moon manual for christmas ... superb books and some are so cheap it would be simply rude not to get them ... check out the range and prepare to be enthralled as i have been

As others have written, this is an excellent addition to the existing Haynes manuals that describe Apollo, Gemini, and other space vehicles and programs. It contains many diagrams and photos that I have not not seen used either on the web or in other publications, for example, there are shots of the interiors of the S-IC stage's fuel and LOX tanks, the application of thermal batting to the F-1 engines, and the components of the instrument unit. Besides the lack of an index, the main omission is a detailed discussion of the engine gimbal mechanisms on the first and second stages but this is a minor oversight. Overall, this book is excellent value for money and a must-have purchase for anyone with an interest in the mighty Saturn V.