This is Smithโs 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.ย 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. โIt is,โ says Smith, โthe real and living history of the worst day in America since Pearl Harbor.โย Written with drama and urgency, Report from Ground Zero honors the men and women whoโin Americaโs darkest hoursโredefined our understanding of courage.