Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11
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A nonfiction thriller chronicling moment to moment the riveting untold story of the drama that unfolded in the skies over America on 9/11 as the FAA, the military, and thousands of commercial pilots called on all of their rigorous training and their reserves of patriotism and courage to improvise a heroic response to the first attacks on American soil since Pearl Harbor and contend with a whole new kind of war in the skies. Publishers Weekly Through meticulous research and a talent for scene-setting, Spencer delivers a minute-by-minute account of the events of September 11, 2001, through the eyes of people in the flight industry and the military. Spencer's detailed account jumps from commercial airports to military bases to executive board rooms around the country as she depicts the events and actions of all those involved in responding to the terrorist attacks. The audio acknowledges the problems with the security system, but also the resourcefulness and determination of the many people who tried to prevent the catastrophe. At first, Joyce Bean doesn't seem the right voice in a book dominated by male voices. In some of the narrative and exhaustive parts of the text, her voice doesn't provide the energy and emphasis that is needed. However, her many masculine vocal projections are distinct and match the emotional projection of each character, making her performance a very strong one. A Free Press hardcover (Reviews, Apr. 14). (July)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
ForewordPrefacePrelude: Skies Severe Clear 11 American 11, Do You Hear Me? 112 No Ordinary Hijacking 313 Another 454 Confusion in the Cockpits 555 The Unfathomable 676 A Nation Under Attack 797 Secure the Cockpit! 918 NORAD Responds 1119 No More Takeoffs! 12510 The Pentagon Is Hit! 13711 Every Plane Out of the Skies 16312 Generate! Generate! Generate! 17713 Chaos in the Skies 19114 Weapons-Free 21315 Shoot-Down Authority 23316 A Tightening Grip 25117 The Longest Day 263Epilogue 281Afterword 285Notes 293Acknowledgments 297Index 299
