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U S Marines In Lebanon 1982 1984
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Author : Benis M. Frank
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
U S Marines In Lebanon 1982 1984 written by Benis M. Frank and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Amphibious warfare categories.
U S Marines In Lebanon 1982 1984
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Author : Benis Frank
language : en
Publisher: St, John's Press
Release Date : 2016-11-02
U S Marines In Lebanon 1982 1984 written by Benis Frank and has been published by St, John's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-02 with categories.
This book is a straightforward account of the deployment of Marines to Lebanon in the period 1982-1984. The story begins with the landing of the 32d Marine Amphibious Unit (32d MAU) in Beirut in August 1982 at the request of the Lebanese Government to assist, together with French and Italian military units, in supervising the evacuation of the Palestine Liberation Organization . It ends in February 1984 with the withdrawal of the 22d Marine Amphibious Unit following the effective end of its mission and the nearly complete breakdown of order in Lebanon . In between is an ambiguous Marine mission of presence of 18 months' duration . Together with the British, French, and Italian members of the Multi-National Force, the Marines attempted, as "peacekeepers," to assist the Lebanese Government in achieving stability and ending the factional fighting which has all but destroyed Lebanon as a viable political entity. For any number of reasons, none of which are the concern of this book, the mission of peacekeeping failed, and in the process, those who were there to help Lebanon achieve the peace so many Lebanese wanted-but too many others did not-were sorely tried and severely mauled. As a history strictly of the Marines' role in Lebanon, this book does not deal with the major, high-level decisions of the administration which put and kept Marines in that country. Nor does the book deal with American diplomatic efforts in the Middle East in this period except in those instances when the MAU Marines were directly involved. This is simply the story of Marine Corps presence and operations in Lebanon for the period concerned. It draws no conclusions.
U S Marines In Lebanon 1982 1984
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Author : Benis M. Frank
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-05-12
U S Marines In Lebanon 1982 1984 written by Benis M. Frank and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-12 with History categories.
“U.S. Marines in Lebanon, 1982-1984,” is based primarily on the monthly command chronologies and biweekly situation reports of the Marine amphibious units which were deployed to Lebanon as well as other related official documentation, all of which resides in the archives of the Marine Corps Historical Center. Although none of the information in this history is classified, some of the documentation on which it is based remains so. A considerable number of "issue-oriented" oral history interviews concerned with the deployments were also used in the preparation of this book. Following the return of the 32d MAU from Lebanon and before its redeployment in early 1983, the author began a series of interviews with the key personnel in all the MAU s deployed to Lebanon to augment the paper record of this 18-month period in Marine Corps history. Before U.S. Marines in Lebanon was completed, a total of 119 interviews had been conducted. They are now accessioned in the Marine Corps Oral History Collection. This book is a straightforward account of the deployment of Marines to Lebanon in the period 1982-1984. The story begins with the landing of the 32d Marine Amphibious Unit (32d MAU) in Beirut in August 1982 at the request of the Lebanese Government to assist, together with French and Italian military units, in supervising the evacuation of the Palestine Liberation Organization . It ends in February 1984 with the withdrawal of the 22d Marine Amphibious Unit following the effective end of its mission and the nearly complete breakdown of order in Lebanon. In between is an ambiguous Marine mission of presence of 18 months' duration. Together with the British, French, and Italian members of the Multi-National Force, the Marines attempted, as "peacekeepers," to assist the Lebanese Government in achieving stability and ending the factional fighting which has all but destroyed Lebanon as a viable political entity. For any number of reasons, none of which are the concern of this book, the mission of peacekeeping failed, and in the process, those who were there to help Lebanon achieve the peace so many Lebanese wanted—but too many others did not—were sorely tried and severely mauled. As a history strictly of the Marines' role in Lebanon, this book does not deal with the major, high-level decisions of the administration which put and kept Marines in that country. Nor does the book deal with American diplomatic efforts in the Middle East in this period except in those instances when the MAU Marines were directly involved. This is simply the story of Marine Corps presence and operations in Lebanon for the period concerned. It draws no conclusions.
U S Marines In Lebannon 1982 1984
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Author : Benis Frank
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-02-08
U S Marines In Lebannon 1982 1984 written by Benis Frank and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-08 with categories.
This book is a straightforward account of the deployment of Marines to Lebanon in the period 1982 -1984. The story begins with the landing of the 32d Marine Amphibious Unit in Beirut. It ends in February 1984 with the withdrawl of the 22d Marine Amphibious following the effective end of its mission and the nearly complete breakdown of order in Lebanon.
The Root
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Author : Eric Hammel
language : en
Publisher: Zenith Press
Release Date : 2005-04-22
The Root written by Eric Hammel and has been published by Zenith Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-22 with History categories.
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. 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 interview survivors of the bombing and those who came to their rescue. This book is their story and captures the Marines' mission in Lebanon, including largely unreported battles fought in and around Beirut. Using recollections from the nearly 200 people interviewed, the book recounts in vivid detail the terrorist attack on unit headquarters, and how the survivors came out alive.
The Root
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Author : Eric Hammel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-28
The Root written by Eric Hammel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-28 with categories.
THE ROOT The Marines in Beirut August 1982--February 1984Eric Hammel Facing northward out of a second-deck window, the lance corporal was hurled through the window and out into mid-air. He fell thirty feet to the ground and landed on his feet. He was not harmed until falling debris struck him on the head and shoulders. Nearly every other member of the recon platoon in his compartment was killed in the inferno. At 6:22 A.M. on October 23, 1983, a yellow Mercedes truck raced across the parking lot of the Beirut International Airport in Lebanon. Crashing through a chain-link gate into the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit's headquarters compound, it raced on careening through a shack and into the open atrium lobby of a terminal building where the men were housed, many still asleep. The truck lurched to a stop. Seconds later, 12,000 pounds of high explosives piled in the bed of the truck exploded. The four-story steel and concrete building shuddered, then collapsed. Two hundred forty-one Americans were killed and many more were injured in the disaster. Soon after the 24th MAU returned to the United States in November 1983, the Marine Corps granted Eric Hammel an unprecedented opportunity to interview survivors of the bombing and those who came to their rescue. The Root is the result of these interviews. It is a narrative account of the Marines' mission in Lebanon, describing their escalating involvement in the largely unreported battles fought in and around the shattered city of Beirut. And it presents in detail the terrorist attack on the unit headquarters. The focus of The Root is on the nearly 200 people interviewed by the author-enlisted men and officers-for whom the shock and horror at the bombing were still fresh. Their reactions to the danger, what they survived and how they survived it, their concerns and insights, make The Root a timeless chronicle of the human spirit-and as timely as today's headlines. Praise for The Root "Illustrates Washington's exceptional resistance to accepting the facts that contradict its preconceived views. . . . It's time that we learn from our mistakes and never again put our people in situations we do not understand. A first step is to read how our effort in Beirut turned from a noble cause into having our troops pinned down in an escalating civil war we did not understand." -Colonel Thomas X Hammes, USMC (Ret.), author of The Sling and the StoneIt's a fine book . . . a fascinating record of the life of a military unit . . . " -New York Times" Hammel has grippingly reconstructed a story that was often obscured as it unfolded." -Los Angeles Times" Hammel's detailed account of individual rescue efforts is intensely graphic. . . . It is first-hand and realistic. It is not sensationalized or trivialized." -New York Tribune "Eric Hammel's well-written book . . . strikes a deep emotional chord . . ." -Naval Institute Proceedings"(The Root is) a book about the violence of combat, a first-hand account of death and danger, fear, pain and survival. . . . " -Baltimore Sun "A disturbingly accurate portrait...well-researched (and) well-crafted. . . ." -Kirkus Reviews" This is a moving book which tells a story that needs to be told." -San Diego Union
U S Marines In Lebanon 1982 1984
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Author : Benis M. Frank
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
U S Marines In Lebanon 1982 1984 written by Benis M. Frank and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Amphibious warfare categories.
24 Mau 1983
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Author : Glenn E. Dolphin
language : en
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
Release Date : 2006-02
24 Mau 1983 written by Glenn E. Dolphin and has been published by Publishamerica Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Throughout the 1980s, Glenn Dolphin served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. During that turbulent time there was no more dangerous place in the world than the chaotic and fractured city of Beirut, Lebanon. In 1983, Beirut was ruled by private militias, Islamic fundamentalism and state-sponsored terrorism. It was into this explosive environment that the Twenty-Fourth Marine Amphibious Unit was sent to accomplish a mission for which no Marine unit had ever been trained to do: aprovide a presencea]keep the peace.a In a direct, personal manner, Dolphin details the day-to-day lives, struggles and courageous acts of the Marines and Sailors of the 24 MAU. This personal narrative includes a powerful eyewitness account of the infamous bombing of the Marine barracks on October 23, 1983.
Armies In Lebanon 1982 84
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Author : Sam Katz
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-09-20
Armies In Lebanon 1982 84 written by Sam Katz and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-20 with History categories.
The Lebanese Civil War of 1975-76 caused 80,000 dead and totally split the country along factional lines. An estimated 50 different militias came into existence, and acts of violence were both individual and collective. In the midst of this explosive atmosphere, cross-border conflict between Israel and Lebanon intensified, culminating in Operation Peace for Galilee the invasion of Lebanon. This book offers a day-by-day account of the invasion and the subsequent siege of Beirut, an operation that resulted in both the PLO and Israel claiming victory. Numerous photographs and colour plates portray the uniforms and equipment of the Israeli, Palestinian and Multi-National forces.
Military Force As An Instrument Of U S Foreign Policy
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Author : Ralph A. Hallenbeck
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1991-03-30
Military Force As An Instrument Of U S Foreign Policy written by Ralph A. Hallenbeck and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-03-30 with History categories.
Although over six years have passed since the Lebanon intervention ended, American leaders appear to be no closer to an appreciation of what went wrong than they were in 1984. Ralph Hallenbeck's authoritative account of the American intervention in Lebanon fills this significant void. His study goes a long way toward explicating those factors that contributed most to this foreign policy failure. America's role in Lebanon is examined in four chapters, with each chapter recounting the events that occurred during the successive phases of the intervention. At various junctures in the analysis, Hallenbeck compares his findings to those of other authors writing about the Vietnam War, an intervention that he feels strongly parallels the American experience in Lebanon. He also refers to the relevant body of politico-military and decision-making theory. The author's ultimate purpose in using this comparative approach is to suggest that conclusions derived from the study of the Lebanon intervention may be relevant both to an understanding of the past and to future attempts to achieve limited ends through the measured application of military force. Hallenbeck's case study is useful as both source material for students and scholars concerned with examining national security policy-making and as a critical discussion of recent events.