13 Hours (book)

13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi is a 2014 historical book by American author Mitchell Zuckoff that depicts the terrorist attack by Islamist militants at the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012.[1] The book is an account from the point of view of the compound's defenders and does not address any of the political controversy surrounding the attacks.[2]

13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi
AuthorMitchell Zuckoff with the Annex Security Team
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectCounter-terrorism
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherTwelve
Publication date
September 9, 2014
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages352
ISBN9781455582273
OCLC882187556

Reception

Karen DeYoung of the Washington Post stated, "Like other recent bestsellers of the Special Operations genre — “Lone Survivor,” about a Navy SEAL mission in Afghanistan, or “No Easy Day,” about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden — “13 Hours” is an action story that does not dwell on matters of U.S. foreign or security policy, or even the specific cauldron of Libya. It provides little that is new for those still stoking the Benghazi controversy and no real answers to whatever mystery may remain."[3] Roman Augustoviz of Star Tribune wrote, ""13 Hours" is a jarring narrative at times, but well-flowing. It dwells mostly on the six security operators, who they were, how they prepared for their jobs and how they reacted in a crisis and depended on one another."[4] Boston Globe's Glenn C. Altschuler commented, "Zuckoff focuses on the Benghazi security men... “13 Hours’’ is a suspenseful (and often violent) account of their competence and courage, written with the hope that their actions will be “understood on their own terms, outside of partisan or political interests."[5]

Film

In 2016, the book was adapted into a major feature film directed by Michael Bay and starring James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, and Max Martini.[6] The film was a box office failure.[7]

See also

References
  1. Hayes, Stephen F. (10 September 2014). "Book Review: '13 Hours in Benghazi' by Mitchell Zuckoff with the Annex Security Team". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. "13 Hours". NPR. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. DeYoung, Karen (14 November 2014). "How it came down in Benghazi". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. Augustoviz, Roman (19 July 2015). "Review: '13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi,' by Mitchell Zuckoff, and 'The Hand That Feeds You,' by A.J. Rich". Star Tribune. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. Altschuler, Glenn C. (September 25, 2014). "'13 Hours' by Mitchell Zuckoff with the Annex Security Team - The Boston Globe". Boston Globe. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. Lesnick, Silas (February 3, 2015). "Michael Bay's 13 Hours Adds Pablo Schreiber". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  7. Kludt, Tom (12 January 2016). "'13 Hours' Benghazi movie gets rave reviews from conservatives". CNN Money. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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