Title: Peackeepers at War: Beirut 1983-The Marine Commander Tells
His story
Author: Timothy J Geraghty,
Alfred M. Gray Jr. (Contributor)
Pages:272
Genre: Nonfiction/memoir
Rating: 4 stars
Publisher: Potomac
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Peackeepers at War: Beirut 1983-The Marine Commander Tells His story
by Timothy J Geraghty is a first-hand account from the Commander who was
on the ground in Beirut leading the Marines when the bombing occurred.
This is an account of what happened before, during and immediately after. As
well as months and even years later.
It was until the 2000s
that he was able to tell his story his side of what happened. As he was pretty
made to be the scapegoat. How looking back the Beirut bombing was one of
the first terrorist attacks against the US because our Marines won't in Beirut
as an act of war they were part of a peacekeeping force sent to help prevent
Lebanese citizens from Syria and Iran. And because there was no
retribution for the people behind it, it shaped not just the US but the world
and lead to the current war on terrorism because no retribution was given for
the bombing.
This
was a hard book for me to read, but to me, it was worth it, because even though
it happened before I was born the events in this book shaped my life. The
actions of the military commanders and the President at the time or lack of
actions. Of the Marines killed five were from my home state, two from my home city, one of whom my dad had gone through basic training with and another
that was a distant cousin on my mom's side of the family. This is one of
the first nonfiction books that I've read in a while that's actually caused me to
cry. As well as it being a little personal for me.
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