Peacekeepers at war : Beirut 1983-the Marine commander tells his story /

On October 23, 1983, 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 book, the Marine Corps commander of U.S. Multi-National Peacekeeping Forc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Geraghty, Timothy J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2009.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Geraghty, Timothy J.
United States. > Marine Corps > History > Arab-Israeli conflict.
United States. > Marine Corps.
USA > Marine Corps
1982-2009
Geschichte 1983.
United States Marine Compound Bombing, Beirut, Lebanon, 1983 > Personal narratives.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Attentat
Lebanon > History > Israeli intervention, 1982-1985 > Personal narratives, American.
Lebanon.
Lebanon > Beirut.
Beirut
History.
Personal narratives.
Personal narratives > American.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The beginning
  • Preparation and deployment
  • Taking over responsibilities
  • Relationships and training
  • Peacekeepers in action
  • The predictable war
  • Cease-fire and rising danger
  • Suicide bombings and aftermath
  • Warriors' compassion
  • Investigations
  • Lessons learned
  • Connecting the dots
  • Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah
  • The war comes home.

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