Firefight: Inside The Battle To Save The Pentagon On 9/11

From U.S. News And World Report:

His own building was burning. Lower Manhattan, too. But Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld knew little else about what was happening to America as he huddled with his brain trust near the National Military Command Center, deep inside the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.

When word had first started to circulate about a plane hitting the World Trade Center in New York, Joint Staff officers at the Pentagon grew anxious. When a second plane struck, there was no doubt about it—a terrorist attack was underway. Then came something even more unthinkable: a huge explosion on the western side of the Pentagon, followed by a massive inferno. The nation's military headquarters was under attack, too.

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References:
Firefight: Inside The Battle To Save The Pentagon On 9/11 -- Official Site
The Pentagon -- Wikipedia
The Pentagon -- Official Website
The Pentagon -- Great Buildings Online

My Comment: We know of the heroism of New York's Firefighters, but little is known about the firefighters, military personnel, and civilians who fought the fires at The Pentagon. This book is the first to address the heroism that occurred on that day in Washington.