An expert at capturing the human drama\, G arrett Graff speaks about his body of work with particular focus on his or al histories\, \;The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/1 1 \;and \;When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-D ay. \;
\nMuch has been written and said about the terrorist attacks of September 11\, 2001\, and the profound impact they had on Amer ica and the world. But those names\, stories\, and memories have never bef ore been collected in one place to tell the full\, 360-degree story of wha t happened that day\, and in the days after. In \;The Only Plane i n the Sky\, award-winning journalist Garrett Graff draws on never-bef ore-published transcripts\, recently declassified documents\, and original interviews and stories from nearly five hundred government officials\, fi rst responders\, witnesses\, survivors\, friends\, and family members to p aint the most comprehensive\, minute-by-minute account of the September 11 attacks yet\, all told in the words of those who experienced that dramati c and tragic day. \;
\nIn his most recent work\, \;When the Sea Came Alive\, Graff explores the full impact of a world-changi ng event: D-Day\, one of history&rsquo\;s greatest and most unbelievable m ilitary and human triumphs. Though the full campaign lasted just over a mo nth\, the surprise landing of over 150\,000 Allied troops on the morning o f June 6\, 1944\, is understood to be the moment that turned the tide for the Allied forces and ultimately led to the defeat of the Axis powers in W orld War II. This book dives deep into the complexities&mdash\;from the se cret creation of landing plans by top government and military officials an d organization of troops\, to the moment the boat doors opened to reveal t he beach where men fought for their lives and the future of the free world .
\nGarrett M. Graff has spent nearly two decades covering politics\ , technology\, and national security. The former editor of \;Polit ico \;and contributor to \;Wired \;and CNN\, he& rsquo\;s written for publications from \;Esquire \;to&nbs p\;Rolling Stone \;to \;The New York Times\, and today serves as the director of the cyber initiative at the Aspen Institu te. Graff is the author of multiple books\, including the FBI history \;The Threat Matrix\, \;Raven Rock \;(about the government&rsquo\;s Cold War Doomsday plans)\, \;When the Sea Came Alive \;(an oral history of D-Day)\, and the \;New York Times \;bestsellers \;The Only Plane in the Sky \;and \;Watergate\, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Pri ze in History.
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