Peacekeepers at War: Beirut 1983--The Marine Commander Tells His Story

by Timothy J. Geraghty and Alfred M. Gray Jr.

Book Overview

On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Multi-National Peacekeeping Force that was destroyed by terrorists in Lebanon tells his story for the first time. Together, these suicide bombings comprised the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597974250
• ISBN13: 9781597974257
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"