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Targeted: Beirut : the 1983 Marine Barracks bombing and the untold origin story of the war on terror Cover Image Book

Targeted: Beirut : the 1983 Marine Barracks bombing and the untold origin story of the war on terror / Jack Carr and James M. Scott.

1983 Marine Barracks bombing and the untold origin story of the war on terror (portion title)
Beirut : (portion title)
Carr, Jack (Joint pseudonym), (author.). Scott, James (James M.), (author.).

Summary:

"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."-- Dust jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1668024357
  • ISBN: 9781668024355
  • Physical Description: xiii, 447 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books edition
  • Publisher: New York : Emily Bestler Books/Atria, 2024.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [351]-429) and index.

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Subject:
United States. Marine Corps > History > 20th century.
United States Marine Compound Bombing, Beirut, Lebanon, 1983.
Bombings > Lebanon > Beirut > History > 20th century.
Terrorism > Lebanon > Beirut > History > 20th century.
Lebanon > History > Civil War, 1975-1990.
Lebanon > History > Israeli intervention, 1982-1985.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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Personal narratives.

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