108 Minutes That Changed the World. The Whole Truth about Yuri Gagarin’s Flight

The book dedicated to Yuri Gagarin’s space flight talks about the preparation of the first manned flight into space. Why was it USSR, even though it lagged behind the USA, who managed to launch the first satellite and human into space? The story about the 108 minutes in space itself does not take that many pages. The story is a very detailed, minute-by-minute account. Peruvshin writes dryly, but in great detail, about the history of rocket engineering, about airframe, spaceport, and preflight preparation; with attention to the technical side of the matter. A truthful description of the flight made by Gagarin is first published in this book, and the text also includes a verified, historically accurate flight log with explanation.

Moscow: Eksmo, 2011