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13 out of 13 people found this review helpful.

The closest to war you'll ever want to get

Date of Review:  Oct 29, 1999
Review: I caught an interview with the author, Mark Bowden, and thought the book was worth a look.
He does an excellent job of immersing the reader in America's worst fire fight since Vietnam. By obtaining hundreds of first hand accounts of both...
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  5.0

by: icekareem
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Exciting, fast paste, true
Cons
Adequate but sketchy background
 
11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

Even if you're a janitor youll start having "flashbacks"

Date of Review:  Feb 7, 2002
The Bottom Line: Your perception of armed combat will be forever changed, likely youll forever want to avoid it
Review: After i was finished reading this book, i thought i was going to have flashbacks of my own. This book not only goes into absolutely pristine detail of the ordeal in Mogadishu, but it makes even the minutest details gripping. You can almost feel the...
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  5.0

by: verbalizerer
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Grippind, accurate account
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none
 
18 out of 18 people found this review helpful.

Remembering The Fallen

Date of Review:  Apr 8, 2000
Review: Mark Bowden helped bring back what happened in Somalia October 3-4,1993. It all tells the story of Task Force Ranger dealing with Army Rangers,Army Delta,SEALS,10th Mountain Division,and a combat unit from the Airforce.

The only reason I...
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  5.0

by: Hightower
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Well Written
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No Movie Yet
 
11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

Black Hawks, Delta Force, Army Rangers, its all here

Date of Review:  Nov 9, 2001
The Bottom Line: To make it through this story, you must have alot of interest in military operations and tolerance of realistic war scenes. If you have those, it'll be a great read.
Review: Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down, is an account of American special forces' missions in Somolia in 1993.

After seeing an interview with the author on ABC News, I immediately read this book and loved it. The book has incredible detail that...
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  4.0

by: wyowriter
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Descriptive, realistic writing puts you...
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Some information could be insensitive...
 
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

A Thrilling Book

Date of Review:  Nov 5, 1999
Review: I approached Black Hawk Down with some skepticism. I usually read more difficult books, and in fact I had never read a military book. My apprehension was gone by the time I got to the second chapter. Bowden does an impressive job of introducing us...
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  4.0

by: mightyspear1
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Well written, lots of action
Cons
Hard to keep all of the characters...
 
6 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

God Bless Our Soldiers!

Date of Review:  Feb 16, 2000
Review: My opinion on Black Hawk Down can be summarized in just a few words. A close friend who is a member of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), a component of that battle in Somalia, described what happened. What the soldier couldn't...
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  5.0

by: Sissystone
Recommended to buy: Yes

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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Simply the best book I've ever read.

Date of Review:  Nov 23, 2000
Review: Black Hawk Down is simply the best book I've ever read. From the first page I was completely immersed in this epic. The story starts strong and never lets up.

The main appeal I found to this work was the perspective the author took on the...
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  5.0

by: jaydigital
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Enthralling, accurate, objective,...
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You won't be able to put it down.
 
11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

Modern War 101

Date of Review:  Sep 25, 1999
The Bottom Line: Just read it and go see the movie.
Review: Anyone who gives a hoot about America's ongoing geo-political struggles--which too often seem to be accompanied by the deployment of U.S. troops--needs to read this book.

"Black Hawk Down" is a comprehensive, from-the-bottom up account of...
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  4.0

by: BigMonkey
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Unique inside look at modern war
Cons
May be too bloody for some
 
17 out of 17 people found this review helpful.

War as seen by the GI

Date of Review:  Jan 5, 2000
Review: "Blackhawk Down" is an account of "Bloody Sunday", a battle between Americans and Somalis that occurred on Sunday, October 3, 1993. Eighteen Americans and over 500 Somalis died. This blurb on the bookjacket understates the impact of the book:...
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  5.0

by: jimNtexas
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Fast paced, thought provoking
Cons
May evoke strong emotions in the reader
 
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Stunning Realism, amazing and descriptive

Date of Review:  Apr 15, 2000
Review: I never really knew what happened in Somalia on that infamous mission so I decided to try this book after reading a great review it got in my local newspaper. WOW! I was stunned by the books realism and how it was able to capture the unfolding hell...
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  5.0

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Recommended to buy: Yes

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Informative and captivating
Cons
Some violence
 

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