United States Capitol Police Chief Steven A. Sund shares his personal account of the events leading up to January 6, and provides a detailed and harrowing minute-by-minute account of the attack on the US Capitol. "United States Capitol Police Chief Steven A. Sund shares his personal account of the events leading up to January 6, Three days before the attack he requested the assistance of the National Guard. This request was denied. Sund directed every available sworn officer to be on duty to protect the Capitol and all of its members and staff-- but it wasn't enough. Here Sund provides a detailed and harrowing minute-by-minute account of the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. He details the shocking failures in intelligence, the outright stonewalling, and the many questions that remain unanswered."-- Adapted from jacket.

"10-33" at the Capitol -- Introduction: who's who in Washington, DC -- 1. The gathering storm -- 2. January 6, 2021, minute by minute -- 3. Aftermath -- 4. What went wrong, and lessons to learn -- 5. Final thoughts, and some questions -- 6. Postscript. The January 6 hearings.