Books : Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11

Rating: - Awesome
This book was awesome. I couldn't put it down. We should never forget what happened on 9/11/01.

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Rating: - Enthralling read
Excellent account of what happened that fateful day. Lynn Spencer takes you into the cockpits of the airplanes, into the minds of the air traffic controllers, the fighter pilots, and the government officials and personnel making desparate, spur of the moment decisions. Absolutely riveting; you won't be able to put in down!

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Rating: - Incredible read
Outstanding account of what really happened on 9/11. This book takes you inside the cockpits, air traffic control centers, and headquarters of avilation / military agencies that managed the 9/11 attacks. I was unable to put this book down which resulted in a couple of sleepless nights. Some of the stories brought me to tears. This book is a must read and brings into perspective the power of courage and the human spirit despite incredible odds and circumstances that were beyond our imagination.

Incredible book!

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Rating: - an enthralling read
absolutely a riveting read. I opened it and I finished it upon rising at 5 A.M. the following morning. TOUCHING HISTORY cannot be put down because you "need to know" what happens next. Masterly suspenseful and I learned so much about 9-11 that I will never forget the day America went to war.

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Rating: - The view from the cockpit
On the morning of 9-11, our little Cessna was one of the thousands of dots on the radar screens of America, so as I later watched the horrific events in New York and Washington DC unfold, I couldn't help but wonder what other pilots were feeling and thinking as they were told, without explanation, to get their plane on the ground NOW. This book gives an insight into the thoughts of some of those pilots -- some who were "escorted" down by fighter jets, some who could see the towers burning in the distance, some whose friends were in the cockpits of those doomed airplanes. It is rather frightening to read of the incompetence and lack of coordination among government agencies, but it is very encouraging to read of the quick thinking and heroism of ordinary people called upon to do something they could not possibly have trained for. In moments of crisis, it's impossible to predict who will fall to pieces and who will step up and be a hero. This was a fascinating book -- well researched and well written, and with lessons to be learned before we are called upon again to respond to the unthinkable.