James M. Scott

Mic Smith

A Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestseller, James M. Scott is the author of six books. His latest is "Targeted: Beirut," which he co-authored with Jack Carr. Scott is a former Nieman Fellow at Harvard, and 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. 

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Awards: Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Excellence in Naval Literature; Finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in History

Remembering Beirut

On October 23, 1983, the U.S. Marine Corps suffered its worst single-day loss of life since Iwo Jima when terrorists attacked their barracks in Beirut. 241 Marines died that day, and military historian James M. Scott says the memory of Beirut influences U.S. policy even today.

Arizona Daily Star Stage (Seats 250)  
Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
History / Biography
Signing area: Signing - Arizona Daily Star (following presentation)  

Panelist: James M. Scott
Moderator: Charlie Borla

Books:

Targeted: Beirut

The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror
History / Biography
Atria/Emily Bestler Books
September 2024
ISBN 9781668024355
464 pages

Black Snow

Curtis Lemay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb
History / Biography
W. W. Norton, Incorporated
April 2024
ISBN 9781324074601
448 pages