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The Day That Shook America : A Concise History of 9/11

"The 9/11 disaster is one of the most important stories in all of American history, and The Day That Shook America tells the whole story, from causes to consequences, in a concise and compelling way. Covering both government policy and human impact, and drawing on extensive oral histories, J. S...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Walker, J. Samuel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: La Vergne : University Press of Kansas, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. ""A Complex, Dangerous Threat"": America's Approach to Terrorism
  • 2. ""I Tried and I Failed to Get Bin Laden"": Clinton and the Terrorist Threat
  • 3. ""Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US"": Bush and Al-Qaeda
  • 4. ""Oh My God, the Flight, It's Going Down"": The Four Hijackings
  • 5. ""A Day of Agony"": The Effects of the Attacks
  • 6. ""The Pearl Harbor of the 21st Century"": The White House Response
  • Conclusion. The Shadow of 9/11
  • Notes
  • Essay on Sources
  • Index
  • Back Cover