The Battle of Mogadishu
Subtitle: firsthand accounts from the men of Task Force Ranger
By: edited by Matt Eversmann an Dan Schilling
Contributors: Eversmann, Matt; Schilling, Dan
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Presidio Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: United States. -- Army. -- Task Force Ranger -- History; Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993 -- Personal narratives
Genres: Personal narratives
Description: "It started as a mission to capture a Somali warlord. It turned into a disastrous urban firefight and death-defying rescue operation that shocked the world and rattled a great nation. Now the 1993 battle for Mogadishu, Somalia - the incident that was the basis of the book and film Black Hawk Down - is remembered by the men who fought and survived it. Six of the best in our military recall their brutal experiences and brave contributions in these never-before-published first-person accounts."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index