{"title":"James M. Scott","description":"A Pulitzer Prize finalist and former Nieman Fellow at Harvard, James M. Scott is the author of Target Tokyo, Black Snow, Rampage, The War Below, and The Attack on the Liberty. In addition, Scott is a sought-after public speaker, who leads battlefield tours and lectures at institutions around the world. He lives with his wife and two children in Charleston, South Carolina, where he is the Scholar in Residence at The Citadel. Visit him at JamesMScott.com.","products":[{"product_id":"the-attack-on-the-liberty-paperback","title":"The Attack on the Liberty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e- Notorious incident: In 1967 the spy ship USS Liberty was attacked by Israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats in international waters during the Six-Day War. Thirty-four sailors were killed and more than 170 wounded, many critically. Israel claimed mistaken identity, which a U.S. naval court of inquiry confirmed, but that explanation is contradicted by the facts of the case. - Based on new revelations: James Scott has interviewed Liberty survivors, senior U.S. political and intelligence officials, and examined newly declassified documents in Israel and the United States to write this comprehensive, dramatic account. He reveals that officers in Israel's chain of command were aware of the Liberty's identity and shows how events in Vietnam prompted the American government to deemphasize the attack despite widespread disbelief of Israel's story. - The son of an attack survivor: Scott's father, John, was an officer and engineer aboard the Liberty who was awarded the Silver Star for helping to save the ship from sinking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367073546463,"sku":"9781416554837","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/svsg_N2EOZ9781416554837.webp?v=1789102311"},{"product_id":"the-war-below-the-story-of-three-submarines-that-battled-japan-paperback","title":"The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully researched and masterfully told\" (Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from the Deep), this is the riveting story of the heroic and tragic US submarine force that helped win World War II in the Pacific.Focusing on the unique stories of three of the war's top submarines--Silversides, Drum, and Tang--The War Below vividly re-creates the camaraderie, exhilaration, and fear of the brave volunteers who took the fight to the enemy's coastline in World War II. Award-winning journalist James Scott recounts incredible feats of courage--from an emergency appendectomy performed with kitchen utensils to sailors' desperate struggle to escape from a flooded submarine--as well as moments of unimaginable tragedy, including an attack on an unmarked enemy freighter carrying 1,800 American prisoners of war. The casualty rate among submariners topped that of all other military branches. The war claimed almost one out of every five submarines, and a submarine crewman was six times more likely to die than a sailor onboard a surface ship. But this valorous service accomplished its mission; Silversides, Drum, and Tang sank a combined sixty-two freighters, tankers, and transports. The Japanese were so ravaged from the loss of precious supplies that by the war's end, pilots resorted to suicidal kamikaze missions and hungry civilians ate sawdust while warships had to drop anchor due to lack of fuel. In retaliation, the Japanese often beat, tortured, and starved captured submariners in the atrocious prisoner of war camps. Based on more than 100 interviews with submarine veterans and thousands of pages of previously unpublished letters and diaries, The War Below lets readers experience the battle for the Pacific as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367083802847,"sku":"9781439176849","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/MPYzBmlNpV9781439176849.webp?v=1789102341"},{"product_id":"targeted-beirut-the-1983-marine-barracks-bombing-and-the-untold-origin-story-of-the-war-on-terror-hardcover","title":"Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Marine Corps Commandant's Professional Reading List Selection \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in a new \"authoritative, shocking\" (Brad Meltzer, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jack Carr and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott, beginning with the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1983: the United States Marine Corps experiences its greatest single-day loss of life since the Battle of Iwo Jima when a truck packed with explosives crashes into their headquarters and barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. This horrifying terrorist attack, which killed 241 servicemen, continues to influence US foreign policy and haunts the Marine Corps to this day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, the full story is revealed as never before by Jack Carr and historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott with this \"definitive, behind-the-scenes account of a mission and a fight that changed America\" (Doug Stanton, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author). Based on comprehensive interviews with survivors, extensive military records, as well as personal letters, diaries, and photographs, this is \"a masterwork of research and storytelling\" (Peter Schweizer, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author).","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368249196767,"sku":"9781668024355","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/NvBwljGHRS9781668024355.webp?v=1789125107"},{"product_id":"targeted-beirut-the-1983-marine-barracks-bombing-and-the-untold-origin-story-of-the-war-on-terror-paperback","title":"Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Marine Corps Commandant's Professional Reading List Selection The first in a new \"authoritative, shocking\" (Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times bestselling author) nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott, beginning with the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut.1983: the United States Marine Corps experiences its greatest single-day loss of life since the Battle of Iwo Jima when a truck packed with explosives crashes into their headquarters and barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. This horrifying terrorist attack, which killed 241 servicemen, continues to influence US foreign policy and haunts the Marine Corps to this day. Now, the full story is revealed as never before by Jack Carr and historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott with this \"definitive, behind-the-scenes account of a mission and a fight that changed America\" (Doug Stanton, #1 New York Times bestselling author). 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The single bomb it dropped unleashed an atomic hurricane that toppled homes, vaporized birds in flight, and carbonized humans. Three days later, a second bomb flattened the port city of Nagasaki. In the span of a mere 75 hours, the United States--a nation once morally opposed to the bombing of civilians--killed 120,000 men, women, and children, dooming tens of thousands more to agonizing death in the weeks and months ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eEmpire of Ashes\u003c\/em\u003e explores the final brutal months of the war in the Pacific, featuring the voices of never-before-heard victims of the atomic bombs. Through interviews with survivors and accounts gleaned from Japanese sources, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author James M. 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