September 11, 2001, did not represent the first aerial assault against the American mainland. The first came on July 17,1996, with the downing of TWA Flight 800. This book looks in detail at what people saw and heard on this fateful night. First Strike explains how a determined corps of ordinary citizens worked to reveal the compromise and corruption that tainted the federal investigation. With an impressive array of facts, Jack Cashill and James...

"TWA Flight 800 crashed into the Atlantic shortly after takeoff from JFK airport on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 passengers on board. Although initial reports suggested a terrorist attack, FBI and NTSB investigators blamed a fuel tank explosion. But skeptics have long questioned the official story, and new evidence has surfaced that suggests a widespread conspiracy ... In TWA 800, historian Jack Cashill introduces new documents and testimonies that...

Looks at the history of accidents in aviation, such as the TWA Flight 800 crash. Traces the development of such technologies as "black boxes" and the designs of aircraft resulting from the lessons learned from each crash.

A look at the controversy behind the investigation which took place in the aftermath of the fatal crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of East Moriches, New York.