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A searing portrayal of modern warfare recounts a 1993 firefight in Mogadishu, Somalia, that resulted in the deaths of eighteen Americans and more than five hundred Somalis, examining the rationales behind the disastrous raid. Reprint.
 
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Into the Hornets? Nest: Black Hawk Down

Date of Review:  Nov 5, 2003
The Bottom Line: Although Washington wouldn't commit, leaving Task Force Ranger to accomplish its mission with insufficient resources, the men acquitted themselves with valor and reflect honor on themselves and their country.
Review: When the first bullet goes by your head, politics and all that other &^%$ goes right out the window.

Irene, crackled over the radio headset. &^%$* Irene, relayed CWO Mike Durant to the crew and passengers of his sleek Black Hawk...
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Well written account of bravery above...
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Only the dead have seen the end of war...
 

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Date of Review:  Jul 6, 2000
Review: "Whoever does not have the stomach for this fight, let him depart. Give him money to speed his departure since we wish not to die in that mans company. Whoever lives past today and comes home safely will raise himself every year this day, show his...
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THE BIGGEST FIREFIGHT INVOLVING AMERICAN SOLDERS SINCE NAM!

Date of Review:  Apr 24, 2000
Review: This book is well written and thoroughly researched on the battle of Mogadshu Somalia, October 3&4 1993. Mr Bowen is a reporter, he interviewed many of the Rangers and some of the Delta Force operators (this has to be impossible because Delta Forces...
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Authors Mark Bowden
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Awards 1999 National Book Award

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  Salon: "Mogadishu has already inspired several books and documentaries....Bowden's rendering, however, is the most accurate and extensive, because in addition to first-person accounts he wrangled access to confidential Army action logs."

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  Format: Paperback
Publisher: Signet (August 01, 2001)
Measurements: 6.75"(h) x 4.25"(w) x 1.37"(d), 0.55 lbs.
ISBN: 9780451203939

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