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Garrett M. Graff’s *The Only Plane in the Sky* compiles an unprecedented oral history of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Drawing from almost five hundred interviews, never‑before‑published transcripts, and newly declassified documents, Graff delivers a minute‑by‑minute account told in the words of those who lived it. The book follows firefighters rushing into smoky stairwells, fighter pilots scrambling to intercept hostile aircraft, teachers guiding frightened children from nearby schools, and families trapped in the rubble while awaiting news from abandoned planes. It weaves these individual testimonies into a 360‑degree narrative that captures the human drama and lasting impact of a day that altered the course of history.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Garrett M. Graff
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