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;X-APP LE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Blake Library:geo:27.1944914,-80.2235381 GEO:27.1944914;-80.2235381 DESCRIPTION:Capturing the Human Drama Through History with Garrett Graff.\ nhttps://mcls.libnet.info/event/11280668 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us for live author talks each month f eaturing a one-hour interview with a bestselling author and a professional moderator. Questions are a mixture of those prepared by the moderator and those submitted by participants during the event.
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\nAn expert at capturing the h uman drama\, Graff will speak about his body of work with particular focus on his oral histories\, \;The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 \;and \;When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day. \;
\nMuch has been written and said about the terrorist attacks of September 11\, 2001\, and the profound impact they had on America and the world. But those names\, stories\, and memories have never before been collected in one place to tell the full\, 360-degree story of what happen ed that day\, and in the days after. In \;The Only Plane in the Sky\, award-winning journalist Garrett Graff draws on never-before-published tra nscripts\, recently declassified documents\, and original interviews and s tories from nearly five hundred government officials\, first responders\, witnesses\, survivors\, friends\, and family members to paint the most com prehensive\, minute-by-minute account of the September 11 attacks yet\, al l told in the words of those who experienced that dramatic and tragic day. \;
\nIn his most recent work\, \;When the Sea Came Alive\, Graff explores the full impact of a world changing event: D-Day\, one of h istory&rsquo\;s greatest and most unbelievable military and human triumphs . Though the full campaign lasted just over a month\, the surprise landing of over 150\,000 Allied troops on the morning of June 6\, 1944\, is under stood to be the moment that turned the tide for the Allied forces and ulti mately led to the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II. This book div es deep into the complexities&mdash\;from the secret creation of landing p lans by top government and military officials and organization of troops\, to the moment the boat doors opened to reveal the beach where men fought for their lives and the future of the free world.
\nGraff&rsquo\;s w ork\, filled with impressive detail\, captures a human drama and history l ike no other. Register today!
\nAbout the Author: \;Garrett M. G raff has spent nearly two decades covering politics\, technology\, and nat ional security. The former editor of \;Politico \;and contributor to \;Wired \;and CNN\, he&rsquo\;s written for publications from&n bsp\;Esquire \;to \;Rolling Stone \;to \;The New York Time s\, and today serves as the director of the cyber initiative at the Aspen Institute. Graff is the author of multiple books\, including the FBI histo ry \;The Threat Matrix\, \;Raven Rock \;(about the government& rsquo\;s Cold War Doomsday plans)\, \;When the Sea Came Alive \;(a n oral history of D-Day)\, and the \;New York Times \;bestsellers& nbsp\;The Only Plane in the Sky \;and \;Watergate\, which was a fi nalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History.
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