BEIRUT RULES by Fred Burton (epub)(Nonfiction)
BEIRUT RULES by Fred Burton (ePub)(Nonfiction)
Authors: Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz
Release Date: September 23, 2025 (revised edition; originally published in 2018)
Length: 400 pages
Genre: Nonfiction, History, Espionage
Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah's War Against America is a gripping account of the 1984 kidnapping, torture, and killing of CIA Beirut Station Chief William Buckley by Hezbollah, drawing on declassified documents, interviews, and the authors' expertise to reveal how this tragedy ignited America's long war against Islamic radicalism and reshaped U.S. intelligence operations in the Middle East. Burton (a former counterterrorism agent) and Katz (a military historian) detail the chaotic aftermath of the 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing, Buckley's high-risk rebuilding efforts, and the relentless (but ultimately failed) CIA hunt for him, while exploring the rise of figures like Imad Mughniyeh and the broader geopolitical fallout.