Through a chronological and thematical approach, this book examines the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and the effect on what President George W. Bush recognized as the 9/11 Generation.

Matthew Warshauer is a professor of history at Central Connecticut State University, USA, where he has studied and written extensively on what he calls "the American paradox," the conflicting ideological beliefs and practices of the United States.

Introduction 1. A Generation is Born 2. What Happened? 3. Why? 4. America Reacts 5. "Let's Do Iraq" 6. Losing Iraq 7. Our Soldiers and Patriotism 8. 9/11 and the World 9. Epilogue