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13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi Hardcover – September 9, 2014

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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Twelve; 1st edition (September 9, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1455582271
  • ISBN-13: 978-1455582273
  • Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 1.2 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3,444 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars13 Hours - a compelling read
By Gary Ford on September 11, 2014
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A riveting account of what happened during the "battle of Benghazi". The book is hard to put down. It is the account of what happened during the attack on our diplomatic outpost and CIA annex by the heroic defenders of the compounds. The book describes what the State Department's security team experienced during the attack. The book contains little of the political back and forth just the facts of what happened during the attack. The book reads like a great thriller novel. The story shows heroes still exist in this world of ambivalence.
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5.0 out of 5 stars13 hours of hell on earth!
By Margaret M Hemmer on September 13, 2014
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I loved the background of Benghazi's history in the beginning and how it transitioned to the events of 2012. The fast paced, down to earth account given by the survivors made me swell with pride that there are good guys out there, willing to take on evil to protect others and what we should all hold dear. I would recommend this book to anyone who is on the fence about what happened that horrible day and hope they would see how everything they see in 1 minute sound bytes is not always the whole story.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe brave surviving defenders who largely relate this sad event clearly want it this way
By Newt Salamander on September 12, 2014
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Factual account of the desperate fight the defenders of our Benghazi outposts undertook. I bought this book 9/10 at Costco and finished early this morning 9/12. The author makes it quite clear this is purely a factual account - no politics. And there shouldn't be any. The brave surviving defenders who largely relate this sad event clearly want it this way.

Kudos to the author. And Bravo Zulu to the defenders.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGood to finally read some facts
By Ravi Narula on September 12, 2014
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I just started reading this book. As a fairly centrist citizen, I usually base my opinions off of what I hear someone says. It's so nice to be able to read some facts from people who were actually there. If you don't know the facts, this is a good place to learn them. It's much easier to form an opinion when the "facts" skip the media and political biases both liberal and conservative. It's a heartwarming story to know that there are people who care so much about us that they are willing to march into death for us.
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5.0 out of 5 starsRegardless of Your Politics This is the "MUST READ" of 2014...
By Kristen C White on November 20, 2014
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By far one of the best books I've ever read. I laughed a couple of times and I cried a lot.

In October of this year I had the honor of meeting the guys at a book signing. Having listened to the audiobook and read the Kindle version, I stood in line with three hardcopies at the ready for autographs. There was something about being in the same room with these heroes, for the first time, in a very long time, I felt completely and totally SAFE. I've met a lot of "celebrities" but this was different, it was humbling to be around the men who were IN Benghazi, who lost their friends, who saved the lives of others, who survived "13 Hours" that must have felt like a lifetime.

The book is 100% non-partisan. Stuck on a rooftop, they weren't aware of the politics behind that tragic event and Mitch does an excellent job of putting the pieces together from the vantage points of each of the survivors involved. It answered many of the questions I had, but it did leave this reader with one gnawing question and many sleepless nights: WHAT ABOUT BOB?
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Gripping and Must Read for All Americans
By Marsha Tucker on September 14, 2014
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I am more a reader than a writer of reviews. This book, however, compels comment. From cover to cover it is full of information--historical along with the first-hand accounts of Benghazi heroes--that brings a greater clarity to the inevitable East-West culture clash. On that basis alone it is a must read.

But there's more: The principals in the narrative were upfront about two things: 1) They were well-paid operators hired to protect CIA employees. They knew the risk of their jobs; and 2) They had no political axe to grind.
We can only wish that our government had been as up front about the reasons for the Benghazi attack when it was known months earlier that an attack on the U.S. operation was imminent. Rather, from the top all the way down the chain of responsibility the attack became politicized as it was the election season. Recall the slogan: Osama is dead and GM is alive. In that vein, Washington described the cause for the attack as a mob reaction to a "blasphemous" video produced in the U.S. So what we had was bureaucrats in D.C. doing a hurried CYA while the guys on the ground were literally doing that to rescue U.S. State Dept. employees in a compound with substandard security for its environs. Later, in order to shore up this narrative, our State Dept. even went so far as to produce an ad declaring that our government had nothing to do with the video. This taxpayer funded ad ran on Pakistani television. Whether we will ever know the truth--something in scant supply these days--is questionable. We can hope.

I was lucky enough to see three of the heroes interviewed with the launch of 13 hours. What stand up guys--hard-bitten, brave, no-nonsense guys who are gentlemen--family men--with a very deep appreciation of life. We can never know exactly what they experienced. We can only salute them for their service and for their bravery--yet again--in stepping forward to tell their story.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book about a sad day in American history
By Dan Kube on March 7, 2016
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Great book about a sad day in American history. It's refreshing to read a book that's written without any underlying hidden political agenda. This is a very well-written book that tells the true story of Benghazi, in the words of the American men who fought those battles. Forget what you've read in the biased press. The truth is in this book.
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Published 18 hours ago by Sid Corsini
4.0 out of 5 starsA story every American should know

Saw the movie first so that may have influenced my feelings about the book...loved the movie but didn't find the book as powerful, even though the movie is very true to the book. Read more

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Published 3 days ago by Joseph G. Whitney
5.0 out of 5 starsVery real account of the terror these brave Americans experienced.

I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to know what a terrorists attack is like and how absolutely ruthless they can be.

Published 4 days ago by jennifer
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Very Good.

Published 6 days ago by tracer1
5.0 out of 5 starsExtreme heroism

Very informative first-hand account of the Benghazi attacks, minus all the political rhetoric. Won't satisfy those who want to know the reason why the events happened but still a... Read more

Published 7 days ago by rpb55
5.0 out of 5 starsA must read

Everyone should read this book..True American Heroes. God bless them all and all who proudly serve and defend the USA

Published 7 days ago by J.Kincaid
3.0 out of 5 starsGood but not what I was looking for.

If your desire is to read a non-biased, factual and quantifiable account of the attack on the American property in Benghazi then this is not what you need to read. Read more

Published 10 days ago by dnaph
5.0 out of 5 starsShe lost what little respect I had left for her over that and the way...

I read the book and watched the movie. It is outstanding. My heart still hurts for what those guys went through and I will NEVER forgive Hilary Clinton for letting this happen to... Read more

Published 10 days ago by VASH

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