Targeted: Beirut
The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror
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Publisher Description
A Marine Corps Commandant’s Professional Reading List Selection
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
Excellent read
Jack Carr is one of best authors I’ve ever read. This book is one of his finest.
Heroes
They are all heroes, god speed to our troops.
Bill OReilly could’ve done better
I’m a huge fan of Jack Carr and his books. I bought them all. This book was too long because they got really into the weeds. This would’ve been better written by Bill OReilly’s “Killing” series because they are more suspenseful and not as detailed as this book.