The day that shook the world

by Steve Evans, Jenny Baxter

Throughout the world, the BBC News team is respected for its authority, balance and integrity. In the light of recent tragic events, the team has produced a book of essays to explain to the general reader why the World Trade Centre attack occurred. This volume includes contributions by some of the most prominent foreign correspondents: Fergal Keane; Stephen Evans; George Alagiah; Brian Hanrahan; Gordon Corera; Paul Reynolds; John Simpson; Mike Wooldridge; Barnaby Mason; Orla Guerin; Bridget Kendall; Andrew Marr; Jeff Randall; Jonathan Marcus; and Allan Little.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 2001

Reviews

[Roma Tournier-blake · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

[Jeanette Hamlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just terrifying

[Mark Maguire · Rating 3 out of 5]

I stumbled across this book in a Charity Shop and thought that it was worth a punt. I purchased the book six days ago and I have just read it from cover to cover. I found the selection of essays contained within the book to be both challenging, and incisive. By far the most harrowing was the first chapter, with it's account of the actual attack on the Twin Towers, sufficiently detailed to refute the arguments of the so-called "Truthers". The mood is firmly set however, within the prologue with it's extracts of emergency calls made to Dispatchers from the Twin Towers. These extracts underpin the narrative of the book which focuses upon tragedy, but seeks to explain the root causes on a global scale.
I have found this book to be incredibly rewarding, it is written in an engaging manner which does not patronise. Given that the book is now over ten years old; it is also intriguing to review the actions of the principal actors then and consider where they are now!

[Harry Tomos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really interesting reading these views of that day...that time....reading journalists I've never read before, powerful writing.