HERITAGE
Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Story of the War on Terror
By Jack Carr and James M. Scott · 464 pages
Why this title matters
The authoritative account of the October 1983 bombing that killed 241 American servicemen — the Corps' worst single-day loss since Iwo Jima. Built on survivor interviews, military records, and personal diaries, the book traces both the attack itself and how it shaped U.S. counterterrorism policy for the decades that followed.
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