13 Hours (book)

Karen DeYoung of the Washington Post stated, "Like other recent bestsellers of the Special Operations genre — “Lone Survivor,” about a Navy SEAL mission in Afghanistan, or “No Easy Day,” about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden — “13 Hours” is an action story that does not dwell on matters of U.S. foreign or security policy, or even the specific cauldron of Libya. It provides little that is new for those still stoking the Benghazi controversy and no real answers to whatever mystery may remain."[3] Roman Augustoviz of Star Tribune wrote, ""13 Hours" is a jarring narrative at times, but well-flowing. It dwells mostly on the six security operators, who they were, how they prepared for their jobs and how they reacted in a crisis and depended on one another."[4] Boston Globe's Glenn C. Altschuler commented, "Zuckoff focuses on the Benghazi security men... “13 Hours’’ is a suspenseful (and often violent) account of their competence and courage, written with the hope that their actions will be “understood on their own terms, outside of partisan or political interests."[5]

In 2016, the book was adapted into a major feature film directed by Michael Bay and starring James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, and Max Martini.[6] The film was a box office failure.[7]

• Counterterrorism Center
• Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (2007), a similarly themed book written by Marcus Luttrell.