The Eleventh Day
The Full Story of 9/11
$44.30
- Paperback
656 pages
- Release Date
14 August 2012
Summary
FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE
For most living Americans, September 11, 2001, is the darkest date in the nation’s history. But what exactly happened on 9⁄11? Could it have been prevented? And what remains unresolved? Here is the first panoramic, authoritative account of that tragic day-from the first brutal actions of the hijackers to our government’s flawed response; from the untruths told afterward by U.S. officials to the “elephant in the room” of the 9⁄11 Commission’s report-the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812978094 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0812978099 |
| Author: | Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 656 |
| Release Date: | 14 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 723g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm x 35mm |
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Critics Review
“Stunning … retells [the] events with unbridled drama.”- Boston Sunday Globe
“Essential.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Meticulous, comprehensive … an extraordinary synthesis.”—John Farmer, 9⁄11 Commission senior counsel
“This wide-angle look … examines the personalities behind the terror plot, U.S. intelligence blunders, the toxic environmental impact on first responders, the march to war, [and] gray areas in the 9⁄11 Commission Report.”—The Washington Post
“The best available general account of 9/11—soberly written, judiciously weighed, meticulously sourced.”—The Sunday Times
“A sweeping report on the Saudis’ broad involvement in the 9⁄11 attacks.”—Vanity Fair
“Tick-tock journalism … a micro-feel for a macro-event.”—The Star-Ledger
“Stunning … retells [the] events with unbridled drama.”—Boston Sunday Globe
About The Author
Anthony Summers
Anthony Summers is the award-winning author of seven bestselling nonfiction books. Originally a journalist, he covered events in the United States and the conflicts in Vietnam and the Middle East for the BBC’s flagship current affairs program.
Robbyn Swan, his co-author and wife, has partnered with Summers on three previous books-including biographies of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover and President Richard Nixon. They have been consultants on documentaries for PBS, the History Channel, CNN, and the BBC.
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