Targeted: Beirut [electronic resource] : The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror. Jack Carr.
The first in a new in-depth 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. 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.
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- ISBN: 9781797182810
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (13 audio files) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged.
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- Unabridged.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Narrator: Ray Porter.
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