false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255734569m/2928936.jpg 2928936 1 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.<P> 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 <I>9/11 Commission Report</i>, and reveals many startling, utterly unknown elements of the story.<P> 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.<P> 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.<P> 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. 2956344 3 6 2008 Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama that Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11 total:79|5:31|4:27|3:16|2:3|1:2| 79 319 128 34 5 1 false false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 07:57:29 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 09:35:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Nov 10 20:51:35 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 20:59:31 -0800 2008
I thought this was going to be something about history, but it's actually a very dry, fairly technical book about aviation on September 11. The author is herself a pilot, and reading the book alm...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 19:43:21 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 11 15:50:59 -0800 2009 Here is an article in the NY Times from mem...more...]]> 3 0 true false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 11:38:21 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 08:43:00 -0700 2008 1
The beginning of the book is full of procedures and acronyms. While she does explain everything in la...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 23 09:43:25 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 09:54:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 24 07:46:18 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 16:36:31 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 07:46:18 -0700 2008 Touching History, The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies over America on 9/11 by Lynn Spencer is a dizzying array of facts and flashbacks that Spencer has painstakingly researched to present a view of 9/11, the few hours of terror and uncertainty that hit this country like a sucker...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 14:46:54 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 14:53:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 22:40:50 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 22:43:53 -0800 2009
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It describes what happens on 09/11 from the point of view of air traffic control. Spencer gives a clear picture of a situation that...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 15 21:22:37 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 21:24:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 13 06:49:39 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 06:52:23 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 30 09:05:15 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 09:05:36 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2928936