Much has been written and said about th e terrorist attacks of September 11\, 2001\, and the profound impact they had on America and the world. But those names\, stories\, and memories hav e never before been collected in one place to tell the full\, 360-degree s tory of what happened that day\, and in the days after. In The Only Pl ane in the Sky\, award-winning journalist Garrett Graff draws on neve r-before-published transcripts\, recently declassified documents\, and ori ginal interviews and stories from nearly five hundred government officials \, first responders\, witnesses\, survivors\, friends\, and family members to paint the most comprehensive\, minute-by-minute account of the Septemb er 11 attacks yet\, all told in the words of those who experienced that dr amatic and tragic day. \;
\nIn his most recent work\, When t he Sea Came Alive\, Graff explores the full impact of a world changin g event: D-Day\, one of history&rsquo\;s greatest and most unbelievable mi litary and human triumphs. Though the full campaign lasted just over a mon th\, the surprise landing of over 150\,000 Allied troops on the morning of June 6\, 1944\, is understood to be the moment that turned the tide for t he Allied forces and ultimately led to the defeat of the Axis powers in Wo rld War II. This book dives deep into the complexities&mdash\;from the sec ret creation of landing plans by top government and military officials and organization of troops\, to the moment the boat doors opened to reveal th e beach where men fought for their lives and the future of the free world.
\nGraff&rsquo\;s work\, filled with impressive detail\, captures a human drama and history like no other. Register today!
\nGarrett M. Graff\, a distinguished magazine journalist\, i nternationally bestselling historian\, and regular TV commentator and prod ucer\, has spent nearly two decades covering politics\, technology\, and n ational security and is recognized today as one of the nation&rsquo\;s mos t prolific and wide-ranging journalists and historians.
\nHis award- winning work&mdash\;including a half-dozen books on topics ranging from pr esidential campaigns\, Watergate\, 9/11\, cybersecurity\, and the U.S. gov ernment&rsquo\;s Cold War Doomsday plans\, as well as dozens of magazine a rticles\, essays\, podcasts\, and documentaries&mdash\;uses history to exp lain the story of today\, illuminating where we&rsquo\;ve been as a countr y and where we&rsquo\;re headed as a world.
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