America Attacked: Terrorists Declare War on America

by Sara Jess (Editor), Gabriel Beck (Editor), R. Joseph (Editor)

A comprehensive retelling of the terrorist attack on America. The events leading up to the attack, including personal details regarding victims as well as the bios, actions and movements of the terrorists prior to and during the attack are described. Eye-witness accounts of the hijackings, the content of cell phone calls from hijacked passengers, personal accounts of survivors of the attack on the WTC, and then the aftermath are detailed. Details regarding terrorist organizations, Osama bin Laden, other terrorists acts, and the evidence indicating that all roads lead to bin Laden are detailed.

286 pages, Paperback

First published October 12, 2001

Reviews

[Tyler · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just finished this account of the 9/11 attacks published by the University Press of California just one month after the tragedy. The book appears rushed to publication and there are inaccuracies, but I expect the book to aid my teaching of this event here at the Early College of Arvada. The book contains some great details on the hijackers' backgrounds and motivations, the backgrounds of those aboard the planes and at the World Trade Center, and quotes from those who escaped alive. My current students were born too late to have firsthand memories of the tragedy, so I look forward to sharing the memory of this traumatic day with them.