Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security

Block, Robert, Cooper, Christopher

ISBN 10: 0805081305 / ISBN 13: 9780805081305

Published by Times Books, 2006

Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Signed by both authors on half title page. Seller Inventory # A01A-02892

Synopsis:

Based on exclusive interviews, the inside story of how America’s emergency response system failed and how it remains dangerously broken

 

When Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on the morning of August 29, 2005, federal and state officials were not prepared for the devastation it would bring—despite all the drills, exercises, and warnings. In this troubling exposé of what went wrong, Christopher Cooper and Robert Block of The Wall Street Journal show that the flaws go much deeper than out-of-touch federal bureaucrats or overwhelmed local politicians.

Drawing on exclusive interviews with federal, state, and local officials, Cooper and Block take readers inside the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security to reveal the inexcusable mismanagement during Hurricane Katrina—the bad decisions that were made, the facts that were ignored, the individuals who saw that the system was broken but were unable to fix it. America’s top emergency response officials had long known that a calamitous hurricane was likely to hit New Orleans, but that seems to have had little effect on planning or execution.

Disaster demonstrates that the incompetent response to Hurricane Katrina is a wake-up call to all Americans, wherever they live, about how distressingly vulnerable we remain. Washington is ill equipped to handle large-scale emergencies, be they floods or fires, natural events or terrorist attacks, and Cooper and Block make a strong case for overhauling of the nation’s emergency response system. This is a book that no American can afford to ignore.

About the Authors:

Christopher Cooper is a White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and a former political reporter at The Times-Picayune. Robert Block covers the Department of Homeland Security for The Wall Street Journal and is a former foreign correspondent who has reported on terrorism and war from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Both authors live in Washington, D.C.

Christopher Cooper is a White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and a former political reporter atThe Times-Picayune. Robert Block covers the Department of Homeland Security forThe Wall Street Journal and is a former foreign correspondent who has reported on terrorism and war from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Both authors live in Washington, D.C.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure ...
Publisher: Times Books
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)