content: Salisbury certainly must be embarrassed by this book. It is not even an acceptable first draft. If the title were changed to 'The first 90 Days' it would be more accurate. His time line is a mess. He space is just as bad as he provides no sense of the geography or the role it played. Reader never knows when and where he is. Also, Salisbury writes as though artists were the only ones to suffer the horror...ignoring the 1 million others who died.I bought this book because of the reputation of the author. Silly me. I wasted my time... and lost a hero.To learn of the siege, read Glanz's two books ... one on the military history, the other... the history of the "City of Heroes" during the siege. Both are first rate.