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The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11
Free Press
June 2008
On Sale: June 3, 2008
320 pages
ISBN: 1416559256
EAN: 9781416559252
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
On the azure blue morning of 9/11 the skies were pronounced
"severe clear," in the parlance of airline pilots; a
gorgeous day for flying. Nearly 5,000 flights were cruising
the skies over America when FAA Operations Manager Ben
Sliney arrived at the Command Center for his first day on
that job. He could never have anticipated the historic drama
that was about to unfold as Americans who found themselves
on the front lines of a totally unprecedented attack on our
homeland sprang into action to defend our country and save
lives. In this gripping moment-to-moment narrative, based on
groundbreaking reporting, Lynn Spencer brings the inspiring
true drama of their unflinching and heroic response vividly
to life for the first time, taking us right inside the
airliner cockpits and control towers, the fighter jets and
the military battle cabs. She makes vital corrections to the
findings of the 9/11 Commission Report, and reveals many
startling, utterly unknown elements of the story. As a commercial pilot herself, for whom the attacks hit
terribly close to home, she knew that the true scope and
nature of the response so brilliantly improvised that
morning by those in the thick of the action -- with so
little guidance from those at the highest levels -- had not
at all been captured by the news coverage or the 9/11
Commission. To get to the truth, she went on a three-year
quest, interviewing hundreds of key players, listening to
untold hours of tapes and pouring through voluminous
transcripts to re-create each heart-stopping moment as it
happened through their eyes and in their words as the drama
unfolded. From the shocking moment at 7:59 a.m. that American 11 fails
to respond to a controller's call, until the last commercial
flight has safely landed and military jets rule the skies,
all Americans will find themselves deeply moved and amazed
by the grace and fierce determination of these steely men
and women as they draw on all of their exquisite training to
grasp, through the fog of war, what is happening, put their
lives on the line, and mount an astonishing response. This beautifully crafted and deeply affecting account of the
full story of their courageous actions is a vital addition
to the country's understanding of a day that has forever
changed our nation.
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