This year marked the 41st anniversary of the devastating terrorist attack of the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. The tragedy of that day marked not only the biggest single-day loss of Marines since the Battle of Iwo Jima, it also marked the opening barrage of a new kind of war for America: the war on terrorism.
Bestselling author Jack Carr and military historian James Scott combine their unique literary talents in “Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and The Untold Origin Story of The War on Terror” (“Targeted: Beirut”). Together they share stories of tragedy and chaos from the personal lives of the 241 servicemen lost that day in a vicious and historic terrorist attack. Meticulously researched, their work is based on personal interviews with survivors, military records, diaries, personal letters, and photographs. The irony is that the heroes who died that day were part of a multinational peacekeeping force tasked with bringing stability to a chaotic and war-torn Lebanon.
