'The Great Deluge' - the story of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast

More of a historical document then a geography text book The Great Deluge tells the story of Hurricane Katrina and its impact on New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Much of the work we do in lessons really just scratches the surface of what went wrong? Yes, there was a storm surge of up to 28 feet (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/history/#katrina) but a lot more went wrong. What should have been a natural disaster became a human disaster!
Douglas Brinkley explores what went wrong before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans but also then addresses what compounded the problems following the event; how could one of the richest, most developed countries in the world get it so wrong and fail so many people.
The book is long but well worth reading.