Targeted: Beirut
Targeted: Beirut
The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror
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Sign in or Sign up!- Release Date: 08/05/2025
- Barcode: 9781398540866
- Genre: History
- Sub-Genre: Military History
- Imprint: Simon & Schuster
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Targeted: Beirut
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The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror 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. 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.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr launches a new non-fiction series investigating the terrorist attacks that have changed the course of history, beginning with the 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing and co-written with Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott.
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.
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