About this title: Terrorism, insurgency, truck bombings - the definitive account of this precursor to today's conflicts in the Middle East. It was early one morning in October 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon. Terrorists drove a truck loaded with 12,000 pounds of explosives into the atrium of a building housing the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit. The explosives were detonated, razing the four-sto steel and concrete building, killing 241 Americans, and injuring many more. Shortly thereafter, the U.S pulled its forces out of Beruit. Within months of the attack, author Eric Hammel was granted an historic opportunity to ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition-Stated
Binding: Cloth & Boards
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich, NY
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780151790067ISBN:015179006X
Description: Photos. Very Good- in Very Good- jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Clean, little wear, edges have some soil. Innards clean & tight. Stamped "Not for Sale" Jacket is clean w / sm. tear at top spine o/w light wear. 448 pp. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pacifica Press (CA)
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780935553055ISBN:0935553053
Description: Near Fine. 0935553053. Covers show minor shelf wear; insides unmarked.; 1.18 x 8.82 x 5.48 Inches; 448 pages; Placing particular emphasis on the August through October 1983 period, "The Root, " written from the viewpoint of the Marines who fought in Beirut, offers a "detailed account of individual rescue efforts (that) is intensely graphic...first-hand and realistic" ("New York Tribune"). read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Co, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780151790067ISBN:015179006X
Description: Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Usual library markings, light shelf and reading wear. Nice dust jacket in a plastic cover. read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanich, 1985, Book Club Edition
ISBN-13:9780151790067ISBN:015179006X
Description: Photo Cover. Near Fine in Good jacket. ----------hardcover, Near Fine in a Good dustjacket, ink name and address, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. read more
Edition: Book Club Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780151790067ISBN:015179006X
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hardcover with dust jacket, xxviii + 448 pages, plus black-and-white illustrations; previous owner's embossed stamp. See also our listing fro Hammel's Guadalcanal. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Zenith Pr
Date Published: 2005-04-22
ISBN-13:9780760322048ISBN:076032204X
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780760322048. read more
Description: Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. It was early one morning in October 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon. Terrorists drove a truck loaded with 12, 000 pounds of explosives into the atrium of a building housing the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit. The explosives were detonated, razing the four-story steel and concrete building, killing 241 Americans, and injuring many more. ... read more
Description: Very Good. 0935553053 Autographed by Eric Hammel! This copy has been read, but is in great condition. Pages are clean and intact and there are no notes or highlighting. Minor wear on the cover and pages. Overall clean, tight and unmarked copy. No remainder marks, price clips or other imperfections. read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780151790067ISBN:015179006X
Description: Description: xxviii, 448 p., [16] leaves of plates: ill.; 24 cm. Subjects: United States. Marine Corps--History--20th century. Beirut International Airport. Bombings--Lebanon--Beirut. Civil War, 1975-1990. Impressively photo illustrated. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. 1. pp. 448. read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780151790067ISBN:015179006X
Description: Description: xxviii, 448 p., [16] leaves of plates: ill.; 24 cm. Subjects: United States. Marine Corps--History--20th century. Beirut International Airport. Bombings--Lebanon--Beirut. Civil War, 1975-1990. Impressively photo illustrated. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. read more
Description: Good. GOOD with average wear to cover and pages. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Some cover and edge wear, no writing. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
"Focuses on the deployment of 1200 US Marines in support of the Multinational Force in Lebanon. Describes conditions on the ground and the horrendous rules of engagement the Marines were forced to operate under. Very relevant to understanding the background to Somalia and the current fighting in Iraq."
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