The first book to document the terrorist attack on the WTC - from the moment of impact and the collapse of the Twin Towers to the rescue efforts at Ground Zero of the police officers, firefighters, emergency service personnel and volunteers from all over the US, as well as the family members and friends searching for their lost loved ones. Also includes some of the most beloved photographs of the WTC buildings, and the human activity within, as photographed by the esteemed Magnum photographers over the past 25 years. With 100 full-colour & b/w photos.

Author Biography

Magnum Photos, founded in 1947 by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa, is a co-operative of nearly sixty photographers. Having worked for nearly every major publication in the world for the past half century, they are particularly well known for their seminal photo essays, including "Vietnam Inc." by Phillip Jones in the sixties and "Gypsies" by Josef Koudelka in the seventies. David Halberstam is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and acclaimed author of numerous novels including War in a Time of Peace, The Best and the Brightest, and The Fifties.