Don&rsquo\;t forget to register for this i ncredibly moving virtual chat with \;New York Times \;bestselling author Garrett Graff! An expert at capturing the human 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 nam es\, stories\, and memories have never before been collected in one place to tell the full\, 360-degree story of what happened that day\, and in the days after. In \;The Only Plane in the Sky\, award-winning journalist Garrett Graff draws on never-before-published transcripts\, recently decl assified documents\, and original interviews and stories from nearly five hundred government officials\, first responders\, witnesses\, survivors\, friends\, and family members to paint the most comprehensive\, minute-by-m inute account of the September 11 attacks yet\, all told in the words of t hose who experienced that dramatic and tragic day. \;
\nIn his m ost recent work\, \;When the Sea Came Alive\, Graff explores the full impact of a world changing event: D-Day\, one of history&rsquo\;s greatest and most unbelievable military and human triumphs. Though the full campai gn lasted just over a month\, the surprise landing of over 150\,000 Allied troops on the morning of June 6\, 1944\, is understood to be the moment t hat turned the tide for the Allied forces and ultimately led to the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II. This book dives deep into the complex ities&mdash\;from the secret creation of landing plans by top government a nd 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 work\, filled with impres sive detail\, captures a human drama and history like no other. Register t oday!
\nAbout the Author: \;Garrett M. Graff has spent nearly tw o decades covering politics\, technology\, and national security. The form er editor of \;Politico \;and contributor to \;Wired \;and CNN\, he&rsquo\;s written for publications from \;Esquire \;to&nb sp\;Rolling Stone \;to \;The New York Times\, and today serves as the director of the cyber initiative at the Aspen Institute. Graff is the author of multiple books\, including the FBI history \;The Threat Matr ix\, \;Raven Rock \;(about the government&rsquo\;s Cold War Doomsd ay 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 Prize in History.
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