Black Hawk Down
by Mark Bowden
Taste attributes: documentarywaractionfastunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: a raw non-fiction book, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Mark Bowden
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 416
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