9/11 Ground Zero: Englishmen in New York - Aftermath

by Sam Allen, Dr Steve Green (Illustrator), Don Hale (Editor)

This is the fascinating story of two members of the same family who each unknowingly played a vital role at one of the world’s greatest disasters, the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York’s Twin Towers in 2001.Sam Allen, a young British doctor, watched the incredible events unfold as he waited with medical explorers at JFK, as their 30-minute stop over suddenly became a 9-day journey into Hell.And despite witnessing further horror at Ground Zero and treating nearly 300 victims, he and his team faced arrest for using a special satellite phone, and then suspicion as saboteurs.Meanwhile Sam’s uncle, Harry Koundakjian, the chief photo editor at AP, captured some iconic images of this extraordinary event, as the city went crazy and America struggled to cope.

90 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2015

Reviews

[Steve Parcell]

I wanted to love it because of the subject matter but it was a bit of a mess to be honest.

Flitted between stories and the photos don't come out very well on Kindle.

It was ok