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Khobar Towers : tragedy and response / Perry D. Jamieson.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Jamieson, Perry D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dhahran Military Housing Facility Bombing, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1996.
- Terrorism--Saudi Arabia.
- Bombing investigation--Saudi Arabia.
- Terrorism.
- Civil defense.
- Explosions.
- Bombs.
- Saudi Arabia--Relations--United States.
- United States--Relations--Saudi Arabia.
- Civil Defense.
- Military Facilities.
- Military Personnel.
- Saudi Arabia.
- terrorism.
- explosions.
- bombs (explosive weapons).
- Bombing investigation.
- Saudi Arabia--Dhahran.
- Medical Subjects:
- Terrorism.
- Bombs.
- Civil Defense.
- Explosions.
- Military Facilities.
- Military Personnel.
- Saudi Arabia.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 276 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : United States Air Force, Air Force History and Museums Program, 2008.
- Summary:
- Tells the story of only a few of hundreds of airmen who were at the Khobar Towers that night -- Tuesday, June 25, 1996. It recounts what they were doing just prior to the bombing and what happened to them immediately after, providing an idea of activities of airmen on a summer night during Operation Southern Watch. Provides experiences from mechanics on the flightline at King Abdul Aziz Air Base to the security of policemen on the roof of Building 131 at the Khobar Towers.
- Contents:
- Approaching 10 p.m
- Operation southern watch
- Stay alert, be observant
- The attack
- In the wake
- Golden hour
- Accounting
- Wednesday : at Khobar Towers
- Wednesday : elsewhere
- Three departures from Dhahran
- Honoring and remembering
- After the attack.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index.
- Online resource, PDF version; title from PDF title page (USAFHD, viewed May 24, 2018).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Jamieson, Perry D. Khobar Towers
- OCLC:
- 892832175
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