One Day in September

On 5 September 1972, terrorists belonging to the Palestinian Black September faction made their way into the Olympic Village in Munich, kidnapping 12 Israeli athletes and holding them to ransom. Kevin Macdonald's Oscar-winning film recounts in gripping hour-by-hour detail the horrifying story of the attempt to first negotiate with the terrorists, and then to rescue the athletes.

Offering a unique approach to history, this series of individual, popular encyclopedias will delineate and explain the people, places, events, chronology, and ramifications of pivotal days in history. One Day in History: September 11, 2001 will provide a comprehensive and engaging overview of this date in history as well as an examination of the themes related to the date–the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the war on terror, and subsequent increase in patriotism. This volume will cover all aspects of September 11, 2001, including background information explaining what led to the date's events and post–date analysis discussing the effects and consequences of the day's events. More than 100 articles cover such topics as the timeline of events, biographies of the terrorists involved, films of 9/11, international reactions, the NYPD and FDNY, and the 9/11 commission.

A panoramic account of the fateful Civil War battle and its far-reaching consequences for American society and culture.

A panoramic account of the fateful Civil War battle and its far-reaching consequences for American society and culture.