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| Publisher | Grove Press |
| ISBN 13 | 9780802144737 |
| ISBN 10 | 080214473X |
| Author | Mark Bowden |
| Language | English |
| Book Subtitle | A Story Of Modern War |
| Book Description | Already a classic of war reporting and now reissued as a Grove Press paperback, Black Hawk Down is Mark Bowden's brilliant account of the longest sustained firefight involving American troops since the Vietnam War. On October 3, 1993, about a hundred elite U. S. soldiers were dropped by helicopter into the teeming market in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia. Their mission was to abduct two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord and return to base. It was supposed to take an hour. Instead, they found themselves pinned down through a long and terrible night fighting against thousands of heavily armed Somalis. The following morning, eighteen Americans were dead and more than seventy had been badly wounded. Drawing on interviews from both sides, army records, audiotapes, and videos (some of the material is still classified), Bowden's minute by minute narrative is one of the most exciting accounts of modern combat ever written a riveting story that captures the heroism, courage, and brutality of battle. |
| About the Author | Mark Bowden is the author of thirteen books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down. He reported at the Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty years and now writes for the Atlantic, Vanity Fair, and other magazines. He is also the writer in residence at the University of Delaware. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 40297 |
| Number of Pages | 396 |
Black Hawk Down: A Story Of Modern War Paperback English by Mark Bowden - 40297
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