Description

From bestselling author Jack Carr and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott comes the first volume in an authoritative and eye-opening nonfiction series examining the catastrophic terrorist events that reshaped world history. Book one focuses on the devastating 1983 bombing of the United States Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.

In October 1983, the U.S. Marine Corps suffered its largest single-day loss of personnel since the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, when a suicide bomber drove an explosives-filled truck directly into their base headquarters. This tragic attack claimed the lives of 241 American servicemen and had profound consequences, dramatically shaping U.S. foreign policy and leaving deep emotional scars within the Marine Corps.

Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Jack Carr and historian James M. Scott unveil the full story behind this tragic event, drawing upon extensive military documents, deeply personal accounts from survivors, private letters, diaries, and rare photographs. Hailed as a “definitive, behind-the-scenes account of a mission and a fight that changed America” by #1 New York Times bestselling author Doug Stanton, this compelling narrative is also praised by acclaimed author Peter Schweizer as “a masterwork of research and storytelling.”

This groundbreaking book brings clarity, depth, and human perspective to one of America’s most consequential and haunting days.