[PDF] America Under Attack eBook

Author : Don Brown
Publisher : Flash Point
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 15,65 MB
Release : 2011-08-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1466807954

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One of School Library Journal's Best Nonfiction Books of 2011One of Horn Book's Best Nonfiction Books of 2011 On the ten year anniversary of the September 11 tragedy, a straightforward and sensitive book for a generation of readers too young to remember that terrible day. The events of September 11, 2001 changed the world forever. In the fourth installment of the Actual Times series, Don Brown narrates the events of the day in a way that is both accessible and understandable for young readers. Straightforward and honest, this account moves chronologically through the morning, from the terrorist plane hijackings to the crashes at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Pennsylvania; from the rescue operations at the WTC site in New York City to the collapse of the buildings. Vivid watercolor illustrations capture the emotion and pathos of the tragedy making this an important book about an unforgettable day in American history.

Author : John Farmer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 32,49 MB
Release : 2009-09-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1101152338

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From the senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission, a mesmerizing real-time portrayal of that day, why we weren?t told the truth, and why our nation is still at risk. As one of the primary authors of the 9/11 Commission Report, John Farmer is proud of his and his colleagues? work. Yet he came away from the experience convinced that there was a further story to be told, one he was uniquely qualified to write. Now that story can be told. Tape recordings, transcripts, and contemporaneous records that had been classified have since been declassified, and the inspector general?s investigations of government conduct have been completed. Drawing on his knowledge of those sources, as well as his years as an attorney in public and private practice, Farmer reconstructs the truth of what happened on that fateful day and the disastrous circumstances that allowed it: the institutionalized disconnect between what those on the ground knew and what those in power did. He details ?terrifyingly and illuminatingly?the key moments in the years, months, weeks, and days that preceded the attacks, then descends almost in real time through the attacks themselves, portraying them as they have never before been seen. Ultimately, Farmer builds the inescapably convincing case that the official version not only is almost entirely untrue but serves to create a false impression of order and security. The ground truth that Farmer captures suggests a very different scenario?one that is doomed to be repeated unless the systemic failures he reveals are confronted and remedied.

Author : Tamara L. Roleff
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 27,54 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9781590182161

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[V.4] Discusses the formation, political agenda, actions, and religious beliefs of various groups that use violent means to achieve their ends.

Author : Jeff Kildow
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 47,39 MB
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : FICTION
ISBN : 9781938624179

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What if World War II Germany had developed long range bombers that could reach the U.S.? How would that have changed the war in Europe and especially here at home? In this exciting new novel, a shockingly unprepared New York City is attacked only months after Pearl Harbor. As shock waves reverberate through the press and White House, the home front defenders scramble to prepare. When will the next attack happen? Where will they strike? Crack Army pilot Major Joel Knight is assigned to a training base, frustrating his ambitions to fight in Europe. Suddenly, he is thrust into a desperate defense of America's cities with obsolete airplanes and untested tactics. With help from a beautiful school teacher, he must prevent a diabolical attack on America's secret atomic labs at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Author : Clark Kent Ervin
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1250092507

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Based on his first-hand experiences and observations of how the Department of Homeland Security is failing to make America safe, Ervin shows the real threats we face--from nuclear attack to homegrown terrorism. Pushed out by the White House for refusing to sugarcoat its failures, Ervin candidly discusses the circumstances of his departure. He takes the reader inside the decision-making councils of this newest department of the U.S. government, and shows how his team's prescriptions for urgent change were ignored--leaving the US vulnerable to another terrorist attack.

Author : Gail B. Stewart
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 15,76 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781590182086

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Discusses the events surrounding the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 20001, and describes the experiences of those involved and the impact of these attacks.

Author : Eugene T. Motes
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 35,93 MB
Release : 2011-01-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1450277896

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The Moral Decay of Society presents a summary of events that have taken place in Americas jaded recent history. To the point and possibly offensive to some, author Eugene T Motess essays aim to make people aware of what is happening around them. We Americans are under attack by our own country. We are told to worry about the War on Terrorism, and to accept the physical and mental dangers faced by men and women in our military service. Why should we continue to support a war overseas, when we cant even protect ourselves from the destruction and moral decline of our own country? It is this moral decay at home that Motes wishes to address. Parents are in a desperate battle to save their children from perverted musical artists and movie companies. Teens are being slaughtered by the millions because parents are blind and ignorant. Only parents can protect their children from Satan other terrible influences, including rock, rap, heavy metal, Eclipse, True Blood, and Harry Potter, as well as numerous others that are responsible for the condition of the United States today. Become a true parent to your children and help to stop The Moral Decay of Society.

Author : Scott Marquette
Publisher : Rourke Publishing (FL)
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 35,95 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9781589523869

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Describes the day that a country that had thought it was safe was filled with fear.

Author : Manuel Gonzales
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 41,60 MB
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0698139364

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Read it!” —Jess Walter, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins "[R]ollicking good fun.” —New York Times Book Review "A tour-de-force." —Laura Miller, Slate In a world beset by amassing forces of darkness, one organization—the Regional Office—and its coterie of super-powered female assassins protects the globe from annihilation. At its helm, the mysterious Oyemi and her oracles seek out new recruits and root out evil plots. Then a prophecy suggests that someone from inside might bring about its downfall. And now, the Regional Office is under attack. Recruited by a defector from within, Rose is a young assassin leading the attack, eager to stretch into her powers and prove herself on her first mission. Defending the Regional Office is Sarah—who may or may not have a mechanical arm—fiercely devoted to the organization that took her in as a young woman in the wake of her mother’s sudden disappearance. On the day that the Regional Office is attacked, Rose’s and Sarah’s stories will overlap, their lives will collide, and the world as they know it just might end. Weaving in a brilliantly conceived mythology, fantastical magical powers, teenage crushes, and kinetic fight scenes, The Regional Office Is Under Attack! is a seismically entertaining debut novel about revenge and allegiance and love.