On October 23, 1983, a truck laden with explosives crashed into the U.S. Marine Corps peacekeeping force building in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 241 American servicemen in the largest non-nuclear explosion on record. TARGETED: BEIRUT– The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror is available on Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.