Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror
By Jack Carr and James M. Scott
Read by Ray Porter
Unabridged
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Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781797182834
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ISBN: 9781797182827
Runtime: | 14.61 Hours |
Category: | Nonfiction/History |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A New York Times bestseller
A #1 Amazon bestseller in Military History
A New York Times Bestseller in Audio
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. Based on comprehensive interviews with survivors, extensive military records, as well as personal letters, diaries, and photographs, this is the authoritative account of the deadly attack.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“A devastating day for America and the Marine Corps, pulled apart piece by piece to examine how it happened and how it still affects the world today.” —Barnes&Noble.com
“Meticulously researched and packed with startling new information and profound conclusions, Targeted: Beirut also reads like a page-turner novel. Events of forty years ago feel like yesterday. This fine book is a fitting memorial to the 241 people so brutally murdered that terrible day.” — Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Waling with Destiny
“Offers an extraordinarily vivid and accurate account…We experience the episode through the eyes and emotions of the Marines, sailors, and soldiers who were on the ground, as well as the president, generals, and policy makers back in Washington. Targeted: Beirut confronts the reader with the limitations of American power and the consequences of its misuse.” —Douglas London, career CIA operations officer, Middle East expert, and author of The Recruiter
Details
Details
Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
Category: | Nonfiction/History |
Runtime: | 14.61 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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