Report from Ground Zero

Posted on 03 October 2018 by Dennis Smith

The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered the American landscape, both figuratively and literally Immediately after the jets struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center, Dennis Smith, a former firefighter, reported to Manhattan s Ladder Co 16 to volunteer in the rescue efforts In the weeks that followed, Smith was present on the front lines, attending to the wounded, sifting through the wreckage, and mourning with New York s devastated fire and police departments.This is Smith s vivid account of the rescue efforts by the fire and police departments and emergency medical teams as they rushed to face a disaster that would claim thousands of lives Smith takes readers inside the minds and lives of the rescuers at Ground Zero as he shares stories about these heroic individuals and the effect their loss had on their families and their companies It is, says Smith, the real and living history of the worst day in America since Pearl Harbor Written with drama and urgency, Report from Ground Zero honors the men and women who in America s darkest hours redefined our understanding of courage. Free Read eBook Report from Ground Zero By Dennis Smith – kino-fada.fr I really wanted to like this bookreally I tried however, I just couldn t find it in me to enjoy a 400 page pat on the back The self centered author, who makes frequent references to his popularity among firefighters due to his other book Report from Engine Company 82, his powerful friends he refers to Mayor Guiliani in the book as Rudy and his significant skills he writes someone told him on the piles, You re the natural If anyone can do it, you can makes me want to scream Sept I really wanted to like this bookreally I tried however, I just couldn t find it in me to enjoy a 400 page pat on the back The self centered author, who makes frequent references to his popularity among firefighters due to his other book Report from Engine Compan...WOW As a avid reader and lover of books I am at a loss for words.This book, is one of the finest and truest examples of what happened and those effected Not some political figer pointing Not why it happenedbut what really happened.I cried, I cheered, and have read this book 3x.If I ever win the Lotto.I would exhaust my to bring this to screen.America might not be ready or willing to see it on screen But, by God I would make them This would make one of the most epic movies, if t WOW As a avid reader and lover of books I am at a loss for words.This book, is one of the finest and truest examples of what happened and those effected Not some political figer pointing Not why it happenedbut what really happened.I cried, I cheered, and have read this book 3x.If I ever win the Lotto.I would exhaust my to bring this to screen.America might not be ready or willing to see it on screen But, by God I would make th...This is going to be a short review because I read this such a long time ago and don t remember a massive amount about it I read a lot of books about 9 II because I am interested in hearing from survivors about their stories and how they saw the events unfold The first part of the book did deliver on that and was interesting.This was a decent enough read but I didn t find it as gripping as some of the other books I ve looked at I did feel as if there was a lot of detail in it that wasn t neede This is going to be a short review because I read t...I read this book shortly after it was published and I make it a point to read it once a year I don t want to forget how I felt, how my fellow NYers felt, and how America felt on 9 11 This book was put together perfectly Each firsthand account brought forth a new wave of emotions I read the boo...I liked this book and enjoyed the fact it shed light on what the firefighters went through on that fateful day and the subsequent days afterward Dennis Smith is a well known firefighter turned writer, and I would recommend this book of his to others However, if a person were to only read one book about 9 11 and or about the 343 firefighters that lost their lives that day, I would adamantly recommend The Last Men Out Life on the Edge at Rescue 2 Firehouse instead of this one While this book i I liked this book and enjoyed the fact it shed light on what the firefighters went through on that fateful day and the subsequent days afterward Dennis Smith...There are valid criticisms of this book in other reviews here, but they didn t much matter to me in this case The stories are awful and super sad and made me cry, which is why I have avoided this for all these years, having sniffled through other survivor stories But how cowardly and or insensi...Telling the first hand stories of the first responders, then the day to day experiences of the author at Ground Zero, this book is a heartfelt, poignant, and beautiful memorial to the 343 firefighters lost in the WTC.What a mixed bag The first half of the book was tremendous All first hand accounts of people s actions on September 11th, 2001 From Fire Chiefs to probationary firefighters to cops to Port Authority Police to spouses of first responders, you get a detailed, layers image of how things unfolded With each retelling, from slightly different perspectives, you get a three dimensional picture of many aspects of the action that day Each retelling reveals new sacrifices, new fears and new heroism T What a mixed bag The first half of the book was tremendous All first hand accounts of people s actions on September 11th, 2001 From Fire Chiefs to probationary firefighters to cops to Port Authority Police to spouses of first responders, you get a detailed, layers image of how things unfolded With each retelling, from slightly different perspectives, you get a three dimensional picture of many aspects of the action that day Each retelling reveals new sacrifices, new fears and new heroism There are several spots where I got teary eyed reading about lost sons, fathers, brothers and friends Truly touching, and worth the cost of the book.The second half of the book deals with the aftermath of 9 11, and it recounts day by day the goings on surrounding ground zero and first responders There are still several touching stories in this part of the book descriptions of funeral services, the desperate sea...No book has ever made my cry like this one did Like many people my age who were just old enough to understand and be horrified and interested in the events of 9 11 I was 13 in 2001 , I have great interest in the events of 9 11 I don t care about the political side of the events, but I am very interested in the stories of the people who were directly impacted on that day I also have a strange love for firefighters it s my secret dream job, but I m definitely physically incapable of ever do No book has ever made my cry like this one did Like many people my age who were just old enough to understand and be horrified and interested in...In football parlance soccer to my chums in the USA this book is a game of two halves.The first half is a collection of stories regarding those involved in this terrible event If they were done separately they would be riveting enough but the author links them It is very cleverly done as each story is intertwined and different participants describe the horrors unfolding in front of them and how this affects them and those around them I like the way it introduces individuals and then they tak In football parlance soccer to my chums in the USA this book is a game of two halves.The first half is a collection of stories rega...

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03 October 2018

Dennis Smith