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Black Hawk Down; A Story of Modern War

Black Hawk Down; A Story of Modern War

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Black Hawk Down; A Story of Modern War

by Mark Bowden

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ISBN 10
0451203933
ISBN 13
9780451203939
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New York, NY: Signet Books , 2001 Signet Books, New York. 2001. Softcover/Mass Market Paperback. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light edge bumping to bottom edges. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 486 pp 386 pp. A riveting, up-close account of the most intense, hand-to-hand combat by US Soldiers since Vietnam. In their own words, the author has captured the heroism, honor, and horror of the battle of Mogadishu for both Americans and Somalis. A small mission that went wrong leaving troops in a hostile city for a overnight battle with the enemy. A look at the terror and exhilaration of combat through the eyes of the young soldiers who fought that day. A clean very presentable copy.

Synopsis

Late in the afternoon of Sunday, 3 October 1993, 140 elite US soldiers abseiled from helicopters into a teeming market neighbourhood in the heart of the city of Mogadishu, Somalia. Their mission was to abduct two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord and return to base. It was supposed to take them about an hour.Instead, they were pinned down through a long and terrible night in a hostile city, fighting for their lives against thousands of heavily armed Somalis. When the unit was rescued the following morning, eighteen American soldiers were dead and more than seventy badly injured. The Somali toll was far worse – more than five hundred killed and over a thousand injured.Authoritative, gripping, and insightful, Black Hawk Down is a heart-stopping, minute-by-minute account of modern war and is destined to become a classic of war reporting.

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Bookseller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
011783
Title
Black Hawk Down; A Story of Modern War
Author
Mark Bowden
Format/Binding
Soft cover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0451203933
ISBN 13
9780451203939
Publisher
Signet Books
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date Published
2001
Size
16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
Keywords
Mogadishu, Somalia, Black Hawk Down, Task Force Ranger, United Nations Mission in Somalia, War Lords in Somalia, Operation Restore Hope, Battle of Mogadishu, The Mog, US Army Special Forces,
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Aviation/Aircraft;

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