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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 U.S. foreign policy and haunts the Marine Corps to this day.

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.

“Carr and Scott tell an emotionally charged story of sacrifice in a brutal land. ‘Targeted’ combines the short-chapter pacing of Mr. Carr’s “The Terminal List” (2018) with the sympathetic “interview the survivors” approach of Mr. Scott’s “Rampage” (2018). The result is a serious history delivered like a novel. Meticulous research and gripping writing bring home the cost of a well-intentioned peacekeeping mission where America got in over its head and its servicemen paid the price.”

-Wall Street Journal

“TARGETED: Beirut is the first in a series of non-fiction books from Carr and Scott analyzing some of the devastating attacks that have shaped history. The next, they say, will be announced soon.

The foundation is the incredible stories they uncovered from the rubble of Beirut.”

-Daily Mail