Targeted: Beirut The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing Untold Origin Story of War on

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jack Carr, Carr Jack, James M Scott, James M. Scott, Scott James M.
• Editore: Simon & Schuster UK
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 08.05.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia contemporanea (dal 1945 al 1989); Saggistica > Storia > Altro
• EAN: 9781398540866
• ISBN: 978-1-398-54086-6
• Numero di pagine: 464
• Categorie: Beirut, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, Geopolitics, Lebanon, military history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Marine Corps, War on Terror, Reagan, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1980 to c 1989, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, 1980s, Lebanese civil war, true believer, jack carr, in the blood, James Reese, Red Sky Mourning, President Reagan, james reece, Devil's Hand, terminal list, Savage Son, jack carr nf, terminal list nonfiction, 1985 Beirut car bombings, only the dead, jack carr nonfiction, James M. Scott