Targeted: Beirut (Unabridged)
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4.5 • 118 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The first in a new “authoritative, shocking” (Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times bestselling author) nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott, beginning with the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut.
1983: the United States Marine Corps experiences its greatest single-day loss of life since the Battle of Iwo Jima when a truck packed with explosives crashes into their headquarters and barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. This horrifying terrorist attack, which killed 241 servicemen, continues to influence US foreign policy and haunts the Marine Corps to this day.
Now, the full story is revealed as never before by Jack Carr and historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott with this “definitive, behind-the-scenes account of a mission and a fight that changed America” (Doug Stanton, #1 New York Times bestselling author). Based on comprehensive interviews with survivors, extensive military records, as well as personal letters, diaries, and photographs, this is “a masterwork of research and storytelling” (Peter Schweizer, #1 New York Times bestselling author).
Customer Reviews
See AllAs a Marine, I can taste the concrete. I can see the body bags.
Thank you, @jackcarrusa and James M. Scott, for Targeted: Beirut and the Bombing of the Marine Barracks, 1983. This one was a rough read. When I read Ordinary Men and The Rape of Nanking, I felt something similar—but not quite the same. I had read about the Beirut bombing before, but I never truly understood it.
As a Marine, I know the dreams and hopes those young men carried. I can taste the concrete. I can see the body bags.
Not as enjoyable as Carr’s other work
I love Jack Carr’s other books. I’ve read and loved them all. But unfortunately after listening for 2.5 hours I’m having a hard time staying invested. While I respect the concept of what he is doing here with this subject matter, it is really dull. Very different from his other books.
Great author and book
Amazing book.