The Voices of 9-11

The Story of the FAA and NORAD Response to the September 11, 2001, Attacks

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"The story of the day, of 9/11 itself, is best told in the voices of 9/11," said Miles Kara, a retired Army colonel and an investigator for the September 11 Commission, in a recent New York Times report.

Included here is a selection of recordings of Federal Aviation Administration, Defense Department, and American Airlines communications from September 11, 2001. You will hear air traffic controllers, military aviation officers, airline and fighter jet pilots, as well as two of the hijackers, during two hours of that historic morning.

Transcripts and some of the recordings have been released previously, but not the complete "audio monograph", as it was described by the September 11 Commission. The recordings were originally intended to be part of the Commissions' 2004 report on the terrorist attacks, but were not ready in time for a legal review before the Commission finished its work. They have now been released in their entirety.

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Leaves an impression forever

This will leave a lasting impression on anyone that hears it. What the airlines and control towers where going through. How important it is to communicate with others immediately, including the media who got the word out that there is no good outcome to these hijacked planes and those on board had nothing to lose in fighting back. To all of those who were lost too soon - God Bless!
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Amazing

What an incredible collection of audio from the professionals at the FAA and NORAD who witnessed the events of 9/11 through their headsets! Very compelling.

Let's hope we have learned

This shows you what type of chaos it was on that day from a communication standpoint Very intriguing.

Terrible and Excellent at the same time.

Very raw and disturbing. There is no way to avoid this. If this is something you want to be aware of, I recommend listening.

Chilling , the words at the end tell it all.

It's is a new kind of warfare. They have to be right only once ...

Gripping!!!

If you could sum up The Voices of 9-11 in three words, what would they be?

REAL!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did listen to it in one setting

Any additional comments?

this book is the recordings of ATC during the 9-11 crisis. GRIPPING! Emotional.

Great. Loved it? Well...

The day was just so unpleasant. And boy does this production depict the confusion of that moment. (I was piloting an airliner then, and can attest to the mess.)
Near the book's end is the actual sound of pilots struggling against their murderers. I cried.
Before you listen to this, however, first listen to Lynn Spencer's excellent *Touching History,* which describes the day with wonderful detail and context, and which makes this title more meaningful. These two titles, to me, are each halves of a whole.

September 11th

I find it hard to read this book. I'm a very big history buff. But I have lived through this event. unlike the Challenger disaster I remember what happened that morning after dropping my kids off to school. I happen to work for a newspaper at the time and was getting ready to go to the warehouse where we pick them up.

that day was one of the longest I remember standing there in my girlfriend's living room watching the news seeing the second plane hit and wondering what was going on worried about my children that I just dropped off to school and wondering if it was safe to drive and go out at all. I'd lived in Michigan near Selfridge Air Force Base which was one of the places where the military was scrambled from and we heard the Jets go off and we didn't know what was going on.

This Book brought those voices to life filled in some blanks that I didn't know that happened it's not something I think that I can listen to again but how to read it as a history its spot on but it's so heartbreaking to know what happened and all those who lost their lives.

Chilling Reality

This is not a performance. This is the real life conversations of air traffic controllers on 9/11. Truly a chilling listen, especially when you know exactly what the outcome is of these air traffic controllers' discussions. Very interesting to hear what went on that fateful day.

Much needed perspective for all

Everyone alive on that day remembers well where they were and how they felt. This perspective is much needed to help all understand better the sequence of events