Targeted: Beirut
The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror
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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).
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Heroes
They are all heroes, god speed to our troops.
Targeted: Beirut
Well written with dignity, respect, honor of all our brave servicemen.
I am old enough to gave lived through this tragedy.
It emphasizes how our government put our servicemen in harms way and blame them when something goes wrong. Terrorism is here to stay. I also experienced 9/11.
Our government is putting is back in harms way .
A Great Look at a Horrible Event
After my high school graduation in 1981, I attended USMC boot camp at MCRD San Diego as a reservist. I started college two days after graduation entering OCS and was commissioned after graduation in 1985.
The events then had a profound effect on me and the book helped me better understand the underpinnings of the decisions that were made during that time. Thank you Jack Carr and James Scott.