Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi

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The New York Times bestselling inside account of the attack against the U.S diplomatic and intelligence outposts in Benghazi, Libya On the night of September 11, 2012, the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya, came under ferocious attack by a heavily armed group of Islamic terrorists The prolonged firefight, and the attack hours later on a nearby CIA outpost, resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including the American ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, the Information Officer, Sean Smith, and two former Navy SEALs, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, working for the Central Intelligence Agency.After the fall of Qaddafi, Benghazi was transformed into a hotbed of fundamentalist fervor and a den of spies for the northern half of the African continent Moreover, it became the center of gravity for terrorist groups strategically situated in the violent whirlwinds of the Arab Spring On the eleventh anniversary of the 9 11 attacks against the United States, a group of heavily armed Islamic terrorists had their sights set on the U.S diplomatic and intelligence presence in the city.Based on the exclusive cooperation of eyewitnesses and confidential sources within the intelligence, diplomatic, and military communities, Fred Burton and Samuel M Katz reveal for the first time the terrifying twelve hour ordeal confronted by Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, his Diplomatic Security DS contingent, and the CIA security specialists who raced to rescue them.More than just the minute by minute narrative of a desperate last stand in the midst of an anarchic rebellion, Under Fire is an inspiring testament to the bravery and selflessness of the men and women who put their country first while serving in one of the most dangerous regions in the world. Best Download Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi author Fred Burton For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Bought it on a Saturday and finished it Sunday morning Couldn t put it down This is the first journalistic comprehensive investigation of how the Benghazi events of 9 11 2012 and 9 12 2012 played out We find out that the attack lasted 0720 hours, and that host country restrictions and disorganization, fly over clearances, flight clearances, logistics and geography made an immediate response less than immediate We also learn that Woods and Doherty were not the only shooters that were Bought it on a Saturday and finished it Sunday morning Couldn t put it down This is the first journalistic comprehensive investigation of how the Benghazi events of 9 11 2012 and 9 12 2012 played out We find out that the attack lasted 0720 hours, and that host country restrictions and disorganization, fly over clearances, flight clearances, logistics and geography made an immediate response less than immediate We also learn that Woods and Doherty were not the only shooters that were defending the Special Mission Compound and annex There were 22 defenders, including Woods and Doherty, that fought off the attackers, and they were all...Mixed reviews about this book Its a topic im very interested in Had watched the film and read up a lot about this book But felt a lot of the content was very technical and went over my head Which is great for some people who have worked in that sort of industry but not me.The Islamist militant attack on the U.S mission in Benghazi on September 11, 2012 had become such a politicized issue, so the opportunity to read the Fred Burton and Samuel Katz book Under Fire, The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi seemed like a good opportunity to gain an understanding of the true story of the attack Af...I have been bothered by this awful episode of 2012 since it happened I never bought any of the public responses by the administration and have followed the hearings I was thrilled to find out the my old friend, Fred Burton, was writing about Benghazi I enjoyed both of his other books and I trust his honesty and integrity The book does a great and tediously necessary job of explaining the loca...a minute by minute account of the Benghazi attack Recognized security experts Burton and Katz, write what they believe happened in the Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi, the subtitle of Under Fire scheduled to release September 1 Their eyewitness and confidential source account describes the first 40 minutes of hell when the attackers first burst through the gates of the American compound in Benghazi Besides a minute by minute narrative of the prolonged fire fight that took the a minute by minute account of the Benghazi attack Recognized security experts Burton and Katz, write what they believe happened in the Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi, the subtitle of Under Fire scheduled to release September 1 Their eyewitness and confidential source account describes the first 40 minutes of hell when the attackers first burst through the gates of the American compound in Benghazi Besides a minute by minute narrative of the prolonged fire fight that took the lives of Ambassador Chris Stevens, Information Officer, Sean Smith and former Navy SEALS, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, the account testifies to the courage, bravery and sacrifice of the men and women who unselfishly serve their country in the dangerous Middle East and elsewhere.The authors also provide the influences and stories behind the story of Benghazi rooted in the revolutionary riot...An Odd Patchwork Quilt of Details Though the scope of this account is larger than that of the account given by 13 Hours, the reader leaves the story with the feeling of being kept at a distance from the events of that night Part of the problem is the lack of cohesion in the timeline Then, there is the lack of substantive reporting Overall, it came across as a bleached account that concentrates on nonessentials in order to avoid the hard statements I read 13 Hours back in 2015, and suggest An Odd Patchwork Quilt of Details Though the scope of this account is larger than that of the account given by 13 Hours, the reader leaves the story with the feeling of being kept ...This audio recording of the book was well produced and well read, although keeping track of the myriad acronyms without a page to refer to back to, was daunting The book describes the events of 9 11 12 in Benghazi and the following day in Khartoum, which was also attacked by a mob enraged by the crude anti Islamic Youtube video that had gone viral In Benghazi, a CIA outpost was destroyed and the annex evacuated thus the American diplomatic presence in the chaotic city ended on the 11th This audio recording of the book was well produced and well read, although keeping track of the myriad acronyms without a page to refer to back to, was daunting The book describes the events of 9 11 12 in Benghazi and the following day in Khartoum, which was also attacked by a mob enraged by the crude anti Islamic Youtube video that had gone viral In Benghazi, a CIA outpost was destroyed and the annex evacuated thus the American diplomatic presence in the chaotic city ended on the 11th anniversary of 911, in the local rage following the posting of the Youtube video The attack in Benghazi was however, an organized attack of terrorism and the question remains as to whether the US government should have pulled out of B...This was a good book that described the events that occurred at the US embassy in Benghazi, Libya I enjoyed it, however I felt as if it glossed over the current administration s actions or better said lack thereof and how that played a part in the...A dense, but apparently, thoughtful and accurate depiction of the event As much as I wanted the authors to decry the irresponsibility of the American government, this is not a political book The authors kept to the facts and lea...An excellent accounting of many things the administration is covering up about the failings, especially at State, the Pentagon, and CIA The book includes considerable detail, perhapsthan I was looking for It answers much of the question of What but can t answer Why

Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi
  • 27 January 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 1250041104
  • Fred Burton
  • Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi