One Day in History : September 11 2001 : The Days That Changed the World

An encyclopedic reference to the events of September 11, 2001, written for a lay audience, shares background information that offers insight into what led to the attacks, documents the subsequent war on terror, and features terrorist biographies and more than one hundred articles. 25,000 first printing.

Offering a unique approach to history, this series of individual, popular encyclopedias will delineate and explain the people, places, events, chronology, and ramifications of pivotal days in history. ONE DAY IN HISTORY: SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 will provide a comprehensive and engaging overview of this date in history as well as an examination of the themes related to the date–the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the war on terror, and subsequent increase in patriotism. This volume will cover all aspects of September 11, 2001, including background information explaining what led to the date's events and post–date analysis discussing the effects and consequences of the day's events. More than 100 articles cover such topics as the timeline of events, biographies of the terrorists involved, films of 9/11, international reactions, the NYPD and FDNY, and the 9/11 commission.

This work by Carlisle (emeritus, Rutgers U.) is essentially a photographically illustrated encyclopedia on the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, their origins, and their aftermath. Entries include information on individuals involved in the attacks and their organizations, details of the day's events and subsequent rescue and recovery efforts, discussion of the targeted buildings, examination of American political figures involved in the "War on Terror," brief treatment of the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and discussion of other subsequent major terrorist attacks around the world. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

An encyclopedic reference to the events of September 11, 2001 shares background information that offers insight into what led to the attacks, documents the subsequent war on terror, and features terrorist biographies and more than one hundred articles.