The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi

Posted on 2014/10/16 , tagged as Benghazi, HBO, Libya, Under Fire

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October saw the publication of Under Fire – The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi by Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz.

Benghazi, Libya. 11th September 2012. Just over a year after the fall of Gaddafi, and on the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a group of heavily armed Islamic terrorists had their sights set on the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence presence in the city.

In the prolonged attack, four Americans died, including the American ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens. This was the first time a US ambassador has been killed on duty for over thirty years. Based on confidential eyewitness sources within the intelligence, diplomatic, and military communities, Under Fire is the terrifying account of that night, and of a desperate last stand amid the chaos of rebellion.

Under Fire was released to wide critical acclaim in the US, where Vanity Fair described it as ‘Heart-stopping, minute-by-minute detail … a tale of valour on the ground.’ The Huffington Post said that it was ‘A gripping first-hand narrative of the night of the attack… [The authors] keep the politics out of it and let the events of that night speak for themselves.’ Keep your eyes peeled because Under Fire is soon to be an HBO film from the producer of Behind The Candelabra.

Follow Fred Burton on Twitter @fred_burton.

Under Fire is available now from all good bookshops and as an eBook.