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Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Hijacking Statistics
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Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Pages : 62
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The Skies Belong to Us
Author: Brendan I. Koerner
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307886115
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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The true stroy of the longest-distance hijacking in American history. In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of '60s idealism, airplane hijackings were astonishingly routine. Over a five-year period starting in 1968, the desperate and disillusioned seized commercial jets nearly once a week, using guns, bombs, and jars of acid. Some hijackers wished to escape to foreign lands; others aimed to swap hostages for sacks of cash. Their criminal exploits mesmerized the country, never more so than when shattered Army veteran Roger Holder and mischievous party girl Cathy Kerkow managred to comandeer Western Airlines Flight 701 and flee across an ocean with a half-million dollars in ransom—a heist that remains the longest-distance hijacking in American history. More than just an enthralling story about a spectacular crime and its bittersweet, decades-long aftermath, The Skies Belong to Us is also a psychological portrait of America at its most turbulent and a testament to the madness that can grip a nation when politics fail.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307886115
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The true stroy of the longest-distance hijacking in American history. In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of '60s idealism, airplane hijackings were astonishingly routine. Over a five-year period starting in 1968, the desperate and disillusioned seized commercial jets nearly once a week, using guns, bombs, and jars of acid. Some hijackers wished to escape to foreign lands; others aimed to swap hostages for sacks of cash. Their criminal exploits mesmerized the country, never more so than when shattered Army veteran Roger Holder and mischievous party girl Cathy Kerkow managred to comandeer Western Airlines Flight 701 and flee across an ocean with a half-million dollars in ransom—a heist that remains the longest-distance hijacking in American history. More than just an enthralling story about a spectacular crime and its bittersweet, decades-long aftermath, The Skies Belong to Us is also a psychological portrait of America at its most turbulent and a testament to the madness that can grip a nation when politics fail.
Airplane Hijacking Chronologies and Statistics
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Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Pages : 222
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Aircraft Hijacking
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Category : Crimes aboard aircraft
Languages : en
Pages : 1336
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Category : Crimes aboard aircraft
Languages : en
Pages : 1336
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Aircraft Hijacking
Author: United States. Congress. House. Foreign Affairs
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Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Hijacking Statistics
Author: United States. Office of Air Transporatation Security
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Category : Hijacking of aircraft
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Category : Hijacking of aircraft
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Hijacking
Author: United States. Department of Transportation. Library Services Division
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Category : Hijacking of aircraft
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Category : Hijacking of aircraft
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Directory of Federal Statistics for Local Areas
Author: John D. McCall
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
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Category : Corrections
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Category : Corrections
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Hijacking Statistics
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Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Pages : 16
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