• September 24, 2001
• Vol. 56
• No. 13

Table of Contents

6 America Under Attack
Nightmarish suicide attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon leave the country stunned—yet resolute and searching for answers

24 New York City
Thousands flee—or die—as the Twin Towers collapse in a terrifying storm of soot and flaming debris

50 Washington, D.C.
An airborne assault on the Pentagon, a steadfast symbol of American military might, puts the nation's capital on full alert

67 What They're Saying
World leaders reached out to the United States with messages of anger, sympathy and support

74 The Rescue
Thousands of Manhattan office workers and ordinary citizens helped each other escape from crumbling buildings or landscapes of horror

104 Heroes
In the face of mortal danger, these firefighters, police, medics and ordinary folks courageously answered the call—and many made the supreme sacrifice

116 The Aftermath
As a devastating sense of loss seeps across the country, Americans struggle to cope with the catastrophe in the best ways they know how

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