Presents the childhood, career, and family life of the first human being to set foot on the moon.

Heinemann Profiles examines the lives of people who have contributed to the history of the last century. Each of these fascinating unauthorized biographies tells the story of an important individual and analyzes their achievements, beginning with their lives as young people. The introduction explains the impact the person has had on the twentieth century, then substantiates this with personal history, quotations, primary sources, and photographic evidence.

A study of Neil Armstrong which forms part of a series examining the lives of 20th-century celebrities. Each book tells the story of one person and analyzes his or her aims and achievements, using written and pictorial sources.