New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2004. First Edition. Authorized Edition [stated]. Trade paperback. xviii, [2], 567, [5] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Tables. Notes. Authorized Edition [stated]. The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States was created to look into the events of September 11, 2001, and to examine this nation's preparedness and response. The report includes narrative accounts of the events on the four airplanes that crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the field in Pennsylvania, along with background on how the terrorists planned and carried out their attacks. It provides an analysis of Osama bin Laden's appeal to terror and of the growth of al Qaeda. And it recounts a chain of prior acts of terror against the United States abroad as well as the 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center in New York. All of these accounts are sobering, terrifying, and in their detail, fascinating. The report recounts the many heroic exploits of first responders and citizens that day, and it assigns both praise and blame to a host of government agencies at all levels, but especially the FBI and the CIA. The conclusions and the recommendations of the panel are presented in two final sections: What to Do, and How to Do It. Their suggestions include specific policy changes on the global scale, including an effort to "engage the struggle of ideas, " a restructuring of systems such as airport screening, and a reorganization within the government that would include newly defined roles for the FBI. Most notably, the report recommends the establishment of a new, cabinet-level post of National Intelligence Director. More

New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1993. First Printing. 338, illus., footnotes, appendices, bibliography, index. More

Washington, DC: GPO, 1955. 332, illus., maps at end of vol., apps, biblio, index, rough sp ins fr bd, worn & tears, bds scuffed & plastic coating ripped. More

New York: Dorset Press, 1973. Third Printing. 187, maps, figures, sources and bibliography, index. More

New York: HarperCollins, 1991. First Edition. First Printing. 446, illus., appendix, index, some soiling to DJ. Inscribed by the author. More

New York: HarperPaperbacks, 1992. First Paperback Edition. First Printing. Mass market paperback. Pocket paperback. xvi, 544 pages. Illustrations. Appendix. Index. Some soiling to fore-edge. Includes a new chapter. Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. A veteran of the Vietnam War, North was a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal of the late 1980s. It involved the illegal sale of weapons to the Khomeini regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran to encourage the release of American hostages then held in Lebanon. North formulated the second part of the plan, which was to divert proceeds from the arms sales to support the Contra rebel groups in Nicaragua, sales which had been specifically prohibited under the Boland Amendment. North was granted limited immunity from prosecution in exchange for testifying before Congress about the scheme. He was initially convicted on three felony charges, but the convictions were vacated and reversed and all charges against him dismissed in 1991. North unsuccessfully challenged for the U.S. Senate seat held by Chuck Robb from Virginia in 1994, receiving 43% of the vote. He then hosted a talk show on Radio America from 1995 to 2003, and hosted War Stories with Oliver North on Fox News from 2001 to 2016. William Novak (born 1948) is Canadian-American author who has co-written or ghostwritten numerous celebrity memoirs for people including Lee Iacocca, Nancy Reagan, and Magic Johnson. More

New York: HarperCollins, 1991. First Edition. Fourth Printing [stated]. Hardcover. xvi, [2], 446 pages. Illustrations. Cast of Characters. Appendix. Index. Bookplate signed by the author on fep. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator and television host, military historian, New York Times best-selling author, and former United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel. He was convicted in the Iran-Contra affair of the late 1980s but his convictions were vacated and reversed, and all charges against him dismissed in 1991. North is primarily remembered for his term as a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal of the late 1980s. The scandal involved the illegal sale of weapons to Iran to encourage the release of U.S. hostages then held in Lebanon. North formulated the second part of the plan, which was to divert proceeds from the arms sales to support the Contra rebel groups in Nicaragua, which had been specifically prohibited under the Boland Amendment. From 2001 to 2016, North hosted War Stories with Oliver North on Fox News Channel. More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. First U.S. Edition. Fifth Printing. 371, appendices, glossary, index, some pencil underlining to text, DJ somewhat soiled, small tears and chips to DJ edges. More

New York: Stein and Day, 1986. 338, illus., notes, sources, index, DJ somewhat soiled, small tears/chips to DJ. More

New York: Summit Books, 1987. First Printing. 462, map, notes and references, bibliography, index, ding on lower edge of front board, DJ edges worn: sticker residue. More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. 338, illus., index, DJ worn along edges and small tears. More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965. 397, illus., apps, binding shaken & separation between pp. 12-13, sm rough spot ins fr flylf, DJ soiled: sm tears, sm pcs missing sp. More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967. First Printing. 512, illus., note on sources, bibliography, lib stamps, bookplate, & barcode, bds scuffed, fr endpaper wrinkled, lib call # on spine. More