Touching History: The Drama that Unfolded in the Skies over America on 9/11

One of my favorite 9/11 accounts from the perspective of ATC and pilots, this is so interesting and well done, I've listened to it about 5 times, never get tired of it.

My only beef with this book is the narrator. There is something that sounds so ridiculous when a woman tries to sound like a man. Seriously, it reminds me of my kindergarten teacher telling a story.

This is a terrific story about aviation activity on the day of Sept. 11th. However, the story is ruined by the female narrator. She constantly adjusts her voice to sound like a man and fails miserably attempting to speak with an accent (Arabic, Boston, etc). Too bad they didn't think this through more and have a male do the voice. Just doesn't sound right. Tough to listen to.

One of the best audiobooks i've listened to in ages

The sections where you were in air traffice control

very good

Sometimes the stories that hit closest to home, are those above the clouds

Get this one

Yes, I already have. It's just a gripping story that it's worth revisiting.

The airline pilots.

As a former USAF navigator I was impressed by the way the National Guard F-16 detachment at Langley AFB threw away the rule book and pressed on with the mission.

I was also impressed in a negative way about how useless the high levels of the Federal Government were. Apparently all the senior cabinet officials and military officers could do is join conference calls, chat with each other, and run around in circles.

All the key decisions were made by low level worker bees out in the field.

The only real guidance from the top came from Vice President Cheney, who authorized the military to shoot down a civilian airliner that was being hijacked.

Other than that the government's senior officials were useless.

This book desperately needed to be written. It is the story of how the aviation community reacted to the 9/11 attacks from the point of view of the pilots, dispatchers, controllers, and military officers.

The author is a professional pilot and it shows in the details. She does a good job of explaining the jargon and tools used within aviation in an easy to understand way for the lay reader.

I thought the narrator did a fine job.

In the opening preface the author tells us s/he is a pilot. Which is no doubt why most of the actual narrative concerns the pilots. There are no stories at any length about any of the passengers in the air or the family members of those in the air.

The book needed editing. Terms in use such as CAP (combat air patrol) were defined over and over.

The book could have used tidbits of information about how the flaws in the response that day have been corrected, or not.

If you want to read this book, buy it used or take it out of the library.

Love this reading of the book Touching History. Have listened to it twice - will probably give it another listen next year. GREAT BOOK.

Provides a much different insight to the events of 911, BUT the narration is a bit weird, some of the voices
have a nitrous oxide quality

This is a modern day history adventure story. Short and sweet, it kept my attention throughout.

Very easy to listen too and very captivating. Her interviews were complete and she told a great story