Among the heroes - Jere Longman

'We're going to do something. I know I'm not going to get out of this' Todd Beamer, Flight 93 Passenger
The events of September 11 are etched in our minds, but perhaps the fate of Flight 93 intrigues us most. As we helplessly watched two planes fly into the twin towers of the World Trade Center one after the other, an epic story of self-sacrifice took place. AMONG THE HEROES takes a look at those passengers who decided to fight the armed hijackers who took control of their plane. September 11 is a tragic day to be remembered, Flight 93 is its symbol of hope and courage.
NEW YORK TIMES journalist Jere Longman covered the crash minute by minute. In AMONG THE HEROES he reconstructs the story of this flight, profiling the hijackers and the heroes - Mark Bingham, Thomas Burnett, Jeremy Glick and Todd Beamer. From calls made to their loved ones, we know that these men had been informed of the attacks on the World Trade Center and that they knew they were likely to suffer a similar fate killing thousands of innocent people in the process. Collating all available material, eyewitness interviews, phone calls and the black box, AMONG THE HEROES is a gripping account of a real life and death drama, a story of heroic self sacrifice and nailbiting decisions.