But one perspective has been missing up to this point—a degree account of the day told through the voices of the people who experienced it. Now, in The Only Plane in the Sky, award-winning journalist and bestselling historian Garrett Graff tells the story of the day as it was lived—in the words of those who lived it. Aboard the small number of unarmed fighter jets in the air, pilots make a pact to fly into a hijacked airliner if necessary to stop it from reaching its target.
In the skies above Pennsylvania, civilians aboard United Flight 93 make the ultimate sacrifice in their place. Then, as the day moves forward and flights are grounded across the country, Air Force One circles the nation alone, its passengers isolated and afraid. The result is a unique, profound, and searing exploration of humanity on a day that changed the course of history, and all of our lives.
Hot new releases - Amazon. Home Contact. Garrett M. If there was a truck bomb sitting somewhere else in Arlington or if there were four guys in a minivan with automatic weapons, we needed to find that before they hit us.
We took our surveillance teams and had them drive around the Pentagon on the outskirts, looking for any other type of attack. The announcer mentioned one of the Trade Centers had collapsed. Nobody could make much sense of that, because it seemed impossible.
Stephen Holl: One of the detectives brought a small television set to the command post, set it up on the back of one of the SUV tailgates. What we had at the Pentagon was mind-numbing enough. We were so engulfed in what we were doing. Graff; , Date: September 12, ,Views: Copyright Disclaimer: This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites.
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