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Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War is a 1999 book by journalist Mark Bowden. It is a non-fiction account of the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia, which resulted from US forces’ attempt to capture the two lieutenants of Mohamed Farrah Aidid, a warlord who oppressed the Somali people and stole their humanitarian aid.
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War is a 1999 book by journalist Mark Bowden. It documents efforts by the Unified Task Force to capture Somali faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid in 1993, and the resulting battle in Mogadishu between United States forces and Aidid's militia.
- Mark Bowden
- 392
- 1999
- February 10, 1999
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Publishers Weekly 246 (February 1, 1999): 67. Washington Monthly 31 (April, 1999): 36. A gripping account of the intense battle between U.S. forces and Somali street fighters in Mogadishu on ...
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW. CRITICAL OVERVIEW. CRITICISM. SOURCES. INTRODUCTION. Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War is the true account of a battle between American and Somali forces in the war-torn city of Mogadishu along the eastern coast of Africa on October 3, 1993.
The Legacy of Black Hawk Down. Twenty-five years after the battle chronicled in the best-selling book, the author argues that we’ve learned the wrong lessons about fighting terrorism
POINT EIGHT: “You did what you were trained to do.” (A quote from the movie Black Hawk Down.) Parallel: “Practice does not make perfect, only perfect practice makes perfect. If you practice crap for 20 years, all you will be is a crap master. Crap masters do not win gunfights,” says tactical expert Mac Fleischmann.
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by journalist Mark Bowden tells the story of the Battle of Mogadishu, a bloody firefight that took place in Somalia in 1993 between United States military forces and Somali militia fighters.
