{"product_id":"beirut-rules","title":"Beirut Rules","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling coauthors of \u003ci\u003eUnder Fire\u003c\/i\u003e comes the story of the kidnapping and murder of CIA Station Chief William Buckley and the bloody beginning of the CIA’s endless war against Islamic radicalism. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn April 18, 1983, a van rigged with two thousand pounds of heavy explosives broke through the security perimeter of the American embassy in Lebanon and exploded, killing sixty-three people and decimating intelligence operations throughout the Middle East.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOnly one man inside the CIA possessed the courage and skills to rebuild the networks destroyed in the blast: William Buckley. Assigned as the new Beirut Station Chief, Buckley arrived in the war-torn city to find a CIA station in tatters and an intelligence playing-field unlike any other in the world; the veteran of the Cold War would now be learning Beirut rules. A field operative at heart, he delved into Beirut’s darkest corners, developing new sources and handling assets.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThen, on October 23, a US Marine Corps barrack was destroyed in a plot masterminded by a young terrorist named Imad Mughniyeh. But even as President Reagan vowed revenge, Mughniyeh eyed a new target: Buckley. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeirut Rules\u003c\/i\u003e is the pulse-by-pulse account of Buckley’s abduction, torture, and murder at the hands of Hezbollah terrorists. Drawing on never-before-seen US government documents, as well as interviews with Buckley’s co-workers, friends, and family, Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz reveal how the relentless search for Buckley in the wake of his kidnapping ignited a war against terror that continues to shape the Middle East to this day. ","brand":"Diversion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55318719594840,"sku":"9798895150443","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9798895150443_8eb5cb5c-8c3c-450e-97c3-13549ae64ac1.jpg?v=1777973425","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/beirut-rules","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}