The Eleventh Day by Anthony Summers

The Eleventh Day by Anthony Summers

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 clues that point to foreign involvement. New York Times bestselling authors Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan write with access to thousands of recently released official documents, raw transcripts, fresh interviews, and the perspective that can come only from a decade of research and evaluation. Riveting, revelatory, and thoroughly sourced, The Eleventh Day is updated for this edition-with new reporting on a development that the former cochairman of Congress's 9/11 probe calls the most important in years.

This is the essential one-volume work, required reading for us all.

"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

Swan, Robbyn: -

Robbyn Swan was, with Summers, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for The Eleventh Day and the winner of the Golden Dagger Award. Swan has explored many of the seminal events of the past century, including the rise of the Mafia, the Kennedy assassination, and Watergate. Early in her career she worked as a researcher for John le Carre. She has written for Salon and the National Journal, and contributed to documentaries for CNN, PBS, and the History Channel. Swan and Summers have both written for Vanity Fair.

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ISBN 13	9780812978094
ISBN 10	0812978099
Title	The Eleventh Day
Author	Anthony Summers
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2012-08-14
Number of pages	656
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