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"If it can go wrong, it will". He succeeds and rightly won a Pulizter Prize for this investigative work. In the epilogue, Bowden gives a little of the background of what went on before and why these troops were there. The book starts off at lift off - you are in a helicopter taking off - there is no background history, no introductions, you're there with a prayer. Definate must reading for anyone with an interest in urban warfare, fighting insurgents or simply a "can't put this book down" real life thriller. You follow the men of Delta Force and Rangers as they get caught with one SNAFU after another in an urban battle they did not expect and cost far more than anyone would have thought. For someone who is not a solider, author Mark Bowden does an excellent job of recapturing what happened in a tiny, squallor ridden city of Mogadishu (Somolia) on Oct 3, 1993. This story shows American soldiers at their absolute best and how such highly trained, well equipped, highly motivated soldiers could win a battle and loose the war.
Most of the world remembers the images on TV of US dead soldiers being dragged around after the battle. In his epilogue, Bowden says he wanted to write a history of this battle that would read like a novel. Unless you've read up on it (Tom Clancy's work "Battle Ready" has a lot of information about Somolia) it's a litte vague. Salute to the author and especially the men who fought and died in the "Mog".
starts a bit rough, but then delves into the situation. really, this is a truly great book. very bloody. i give it 5 of 5. enjoyed reading this book from the start to the finish. when one considers the magnitude of this battle its obvious that if there are any more situations like this maybe helpb wont arrive in time. next time just send the damn tanks.
I could not put this book down. The encounters these men had to face is just jawdropping. I didn't even know about this War and reading about it made me look into it more. I just couldn't believe a book could be so packed with information.
a chilling story about the horrors of war. makes you respect the men and women who serve the USA that much more. i would definitely recommend to everyone
I feel this book is non-fiction because it actually happened. BOOK REVIEW Have you heard about the war on the news. Black Hawk Down is like this, it's about the United States going to Africa and trying to capture two warlords. The author keeps the same audience through out the book because as you get deeper it gets more intense. Black Hawk Down is an intense book and is a book with a great story line. In this attempt their plane was shot down and from there they made desperate acts and had used reckless behavior to save their fellow soldiers and themselves.
I think black hawk down is like Saving Private Ryan a movie based in World War II. How violent it is or is going to be and how it's going to affect us. This book is the same as other war books I've read because they are all non-fiction. I think people 14 and up should read this book because of the language and words in this book. The audience that would probably read this book is people who are into warfare and people who like action because the language it uses is all military terms and also the action in the book is very intense. Because the characters form both movies/books make dangerous attempts to save soldiers behind enemy lines.
It s just a amazing book with great action.
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