Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War

By Mark Bowden

Categories: History

Black Hawk Down is a 1999 book by journalist Mark Bowden about the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, when U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force soldiers were trapped after two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down. Built from interviews with soldiers and Somalis and from military records, it gives a minute-by-minute account of the fighting. It was a finalist for the National Book Award and was adapted into a 2001 film.

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