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| Ninety-nine elite American soldiers are trapped in the middle of a hostile city. As night falls, they are surrounded by thousands of enemy gunmen. <I>Black Hawk Down</I> drops you into a crowded marketplace in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia with the U.S. Special Forces - and puts you in the middle of the most intense firefight American soldiers have fought since the Vietnam War. Award-winning literary journalist Mark Bowden's dramatic narrative captures this harrowing ordeal through the eyes of the young men who fought that day. He draws on his extensive interviews of participants from both sides - as well as classified combat video and radio transcripts - to bring their stories to life. |
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Key Information
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| Awards: |
1999 National Book Award |
| Authors: |
Mark Bowden |
| Fiction Subgenre: |
Military / Strategy |
| Fiction Genre: |
History |
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Professional Reviews
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Salon: "Mogadishu has already inspired several books and documentaries....Bowden's rendering, however, is the most accurate and extensive, because in addition to first-person accounts he wrangled access to confidential Army action logs." |
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Book Editions
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- Audio - Compact Disc
- June 01, 2002
- Chivers Sound Library
- 6.5"(h) x 7"(w) x 1"(d), 0.45 lbs.
- 9780792726616
, - Audio - Compact Disc
- Unabridged
- November 01, 2002
- Chivers Sound Library
- 7.75"(h) x 7.5"(w) x 1.25"(d), 1.2 lbs.
- 9780792798743
, - Digital
- Simon & Schuster Audio
- 9780743542036
, - Paperback
- 400
- April 01, 2010
- Grove Pr
- 9780802144737
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First Line
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| Publisher's Note: |
At liftoff, Matt Eversmann said a Hail Mary. |
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