The First Responders - The Untold Story Of The New York City Police Department & Sept 11, 2001 by Anthea Appel
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- Pub. Date: April 2009
- 344pp
- Sales Rank: 66,916
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: April 2009
- Publisher: InnerCircle Publishing
- Format: Paperback, 344pp
- Sales Rank: 66,916
- ISBN-13: 9781882918256
- ISBN: 1882918258
Synopsis
On the morning of September 11th, 2001, two hijacked jetliners crashed into the Twin Towers. Within minutes of the attack, 36 Emergency Service Unit cops of the NYPD responded to the scene. They divided into six Teams. The first five Teams entered the Towers, and the sixth Team headed for the helicopters to attempt a daring air rescue.
14 of them would not survive.
For the first time, here are the details of what the Emergency Service Unit teams did and saw as they climbed the burning Towers. Burden down with heavy equipment they searched for terrorist "sleepers," and survivors. Then the first Tower collapsed. Fearing that a second collapse was imminent, the firefighters and the police were ordered to evacuate. Now,the countdown began. In the harrowing final minutes, the police teams encountered everything from the absurd---including, the arrest of a mysterious man in the North Tower---to terrifying close calls. As the second Tower fell, tensions flared, bonds are formed, friends are lost, and tough and street-wise cops learn the true meaning of duty and heroism.
In this book, other stories from the NYPD include the rescue of two Port Authority cops, P.O. Will Jimeno and Sgt. John McLoughlin, who were buried under the collapse of the South Tower; the first flag raising, and the nine-month search and rescue---and then recovery---at Ground Zero.
These important and powerful stories have never been told ... until now.
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June 03, 2009: A fast pace, riveting account of 9/11 from the perspective of NYPD's Emergency Unit. It's long overdue. I especially found the detailed account of the rescue of the two Port Authority police officers---that were buried under the Towers---to be very well-written and thrilling story. Of all the books I've read about 9/11, I found that this book did an excellent job describing what it was like in NYC on that morning. I highly recommend this book.
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