Saved at the seawall : stories from the September 11 boat lift /

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"After terrorists crashed passenger jets into the World Trade Center towers, which later collapsed, mariners delivered an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 people off Manhattan Island. This unplanned evacuation-unprecedented in speed, scale, and scope-became the largest boat lift in history. Mariner...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: DuLong, Jessica (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [New York] : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2021.
Temas:
2001
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
Evacuation of civilians > New York (State) > New York.
Emergency management > New York (State) > New York.
Rescues > New York (State) > New York.
Attentats du 11 septembre 2001, États-Unis.
Évacuation des civils > New York (État) > New York.
Sauvetages > New York (État) > New York.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Emergency management.
Evacuation of civilians.
Rescues.
New York (State) > New York.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"After terrorists crashed passenger jets into the World Trade Center towers, which later collapsed, mariners delivered an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 people off Manhattan Island. This unplanned evacuation-unprecedented in speed, scale, and scope-became the largest boat lift in history. Mariners' skill, innovation, professionalism, and cooperation made the effort successful"--
Notas:Originally published in 2017 by McGraw Hill Education under title: Dust to deliverance : untold stories from the maritime evacuation on September 11.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 234 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780071804998
0071804994
9781501759147
1501759140
9781501759130
1501759132

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