9/11: The Attack that Shook the World

by 50Minutes

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of 9/11 in next to no time with this concise guide.

50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of 9/11. At 8.46am on the morning of September 11th 2001, the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center’s North Tower. The hours that followed were filled with more attacks and desperate attempts to save the people trapped in towers as well as those injured at the Pentagon. Almost 3000 people died that day; the 9/11 attacks were the worst terror attacks on US soil in history and changed America forever. It triggered the war in Afghanistan and a ten-year manhunt for Osama bin Laden, but it has also been the subject of much controversy and many conspiracy theories.

In just 50 minutes you
   • Learn about the 9/11 attacks and how Osama bin Laden was finally caught ten years later
   • Understand what actually happened on that horrific day and the effect it had on America and the rest of the world
   • Analyse how the US responded to the attacks and whether their response was sufficient and appropriate

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43 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 31, 2017

Reviews

[Rachel Lisbeth · Rating 1 out of 5]

Factual inaccuracies

[Melanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

According to this book, Mohamed Atta somehow lived another 10 years after flying Flight 11 into the North Tower. This is just one of the inaccuracies presented in this book.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

9/11: The Attack That Shook the World by 50minutes.com offers a good accounting of the events of 9/11/2001 when Islamist terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City; they both ended up collapsing with a huge loss of lives. A third plane creashed into the Pentagon killing a couple hundred more while a fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania when passengers tried to regain control of that plane. This book is a good recap or overview of what happened but also includes some of the more prevalent conspiracy theories such as the US government being responsible or some other groups such as Jews did it to provoke a war with Islamic countries. Some have theorized that there were explosive charges preset within the buildings to ensure they would collapse after impact. Anyway, it all there for you to read and decide what you believe.