'' 13 Hours : The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi '' is a 2014 historical book by American author Mitchell Zuckoff that depicts the terrorist attack by Islamist militants at the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi , Libya on September 11 , 2012 . The book is an account from the point of view of the compound 's defenders and does not address any of the political controversy surrounding the attacks . The book was later adapted into a feature film directed by Michael Bay in 2016
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13 Hours (book)