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by George_Chabot  in Books,  - Top 50, Nov 05 '03
Pros: Well written account of bravery above and beyond the call of duty.
Cons: Only the dead have seen the end of war. Plato
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 passenger ...
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by JBduckling - Top 500, Jan 19 '02
Pros: Simply riveting, excellent account of a strange battle.
Cons: Depressing, wears you down.
I received "Black Hawk Down" as a Christmas gift. Frankly, all I could remember about the 1993 battle in Mogadishu, Somalia, it was a peace keeping, UN mission gone awry. I truly had forgotten about this battle. However, through the magic reporting...
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by JAMES23 - Top 200, Jan 24 '02
Pros: Well researched and written
Cons: None
I was about eighteen when I met my first Ranger. My unit had gone down to Fort Lewis Washington to conduct training with the US Army. It was something that we looked forward to with mixed feelings. On the one hand we would have ample time to visit the ...
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by magnatran , Jan 12 '02
Pros: Very true-to-life, easy to identify with the solders and their situation, a real story.
Cons: It was somewhat difficult to keep up with who was where.
I picked up this book before leaving on a trip to read on the plane. I wasn't sure if I would like the book, but it came highly recommended from a friend, so I thought I'd give it a try. I don't read very often, but I've enjoyed all of Tom Clancy's...
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by kalujack , Apr 24 '00
Pros: A very well written well researched book
Cons: American solders killed and dragged through the streets
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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by Wolfhound , Jul 06 '00
Pros: Amazing Detail
Cons: Shaky Conclusion
"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...
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by wyowriter , Nov 09 '01
Pros: Descriptive, realistic writing puts you right at the scene.
Cons: Some information could be insensitive to the soldier's family members.
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 places...
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by NFP , Sep 05 '00
Pros: Gripping detailed account of real warfare that you can taste.
Cons: Very detailed; not an easy read unless you're into the subject matter.
Mark Bowden's gripping account of a little-publicized raid by some of America's best-trained fighting men in Somalia in 1993 is compelling and disturbing. It manages in objective journalistic style to both make you admire raw individual and collective...
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by sionna , Jul 13 '00
Pros: excellent investigative journalism
Cons: sometimes, more information than we need to know
I could, if I tried, probably think of a handful of books that I’ve read that have moved this old goat to go misty. Certainly, history is not a genre, that emotes the frustration and tears I felt after reading Mark Bowden’s “Black Hawk Down: A Story...
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by Hightower , Apr 08 '00
Pros: Well Written
Cons: No Movie Yet
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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by icekareem , Oct 29 '99
Pros: Exciting, fast paste, true
Cons: Adequate but sketchy background
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 American...
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by BigMonkey , Sep 25 '99
Pros: Unique inside look at modern war
Cons: May be too bloody for some
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 an...
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by jimNtexas , Jan 05 '00
Pros: Fast paced, thought provoking
Cons: May evoke strong emotions in the reader
"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...
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by jaydigital , Nov 23 '00
Pros: Enthralling, accurate, objective, well-written.
Cons: You won't be able to put it down.
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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by scottyeck , Jan 31 '02
Pros: Very realistic insight into modern battlefield action.
Cons: With so many characters it's hard to get to "know" any character real well.
Perhaps no other book takes you to the modern battlefield and immerses you in the sights and sounds, the emotions and the personalities, like Black Hawk Down does.
This is the story of an elite group of Rangers and Delta Force soldiers who are...
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by Idahoboy , Mar 23 '00
Pros: Personal accounts; intensity
Cons: Lack of details on the aftermath
I don't normally buy paperbacks so this was a departure for me; one that I certainly don't regret. As a child of the Vietnam era and an avid reader of its fiction and nonfiction writing, I did not expect to find a modern-era "war" read that...
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by bec204 , Oct 25 '01
Pros: Compelling inside look at modern warfare
Cons: Authenticity of direct quotes questionable, large cast of characters
Bowden's account of the Battle of the Black Sea fulfills the author's main goal, which was to write a true war story in the form of a novel. The book does read like fiction. It's compelling, captivating, and at times difficult to put down. It paints an...
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by mightyspear1 , Nov 05 '99
Pros: Well written, lots of action
Cons: Hard to keep all of the characters separated
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 to a...
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by -Bak- , Apr 15 '00
Pros: Informative and captivating
Cons: Some violence
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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by verbalizerer , Feb 07 '02
Pros: Grippind, accurate account
Cons: none
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 storm...
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