| Titre : | Black Hawk Down : A Story of Modern Warfare |
| Auteurs : | Mark Bowden |
| Type de document : | Books |
| Editeur : | New York : Grove Press, 2010 |
| Article en page(s) : | 396 p. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-8021-4473-7 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | 967.7305/3 |
| Tags : | United States. Army. Task Force Ranger--History ; Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993 (E) |
| Résumé : |
Overview Black Hawk Down is Mark Bowden's account of the longest sustained firefight involving American troops since the Vietnam War. On October 3, 1993, about a hundred elite U.S. soldiers were dropped by helicopters into the teeming market in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia. Their mission was to abduct two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord and return to base. It was supposed to take an hour. Instead they found themselves pinned down through a long and terrible night fighting against thousands of heavily armed Somalis. The following morning, eighteen Americans were dead and more than seventy badly injured. 1999 National Book Award nominee for Nonfiction. Editorial Reviews From Barnes & Noble Mark Bowden gives the reader an intense "You Are There" look at the October 1993 attempt by a U.S. Special Forces team to abduct two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord in Mogadishu, Somalia -- and shows how the mission turned into a bloodbath that would cost the lives of 18 American soldiers. Ultimately, the incident would lead to the infamous video footage of a soldier's body being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu. Bowden is careful to present both sides of the conflict, giving the reader all the information they need to fully understand the day's tragic events. |
| En ligne : | http://lccn.loc.gov/98046688 |
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