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Summary: A must read
Review: Long story short...this is a must read. To say that Bowden has done his homework on this one is a gross understatement. He does a fantastic job digging up every conceivable printed document about the subject, along with tons of interviews with American military and Somalis involved in the fight. The thing that I really like about the book is that you end up getting multiple accounts from different vantage points and seeing how "the fog of war" can distort people's actions and judgements. I rank this right up there with Andy McNab's "Bravo Two Zero."
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Summary: All military personal and family should read this book!!!!
Review: This book I read while visiting my cousin who is a Marine at Camp Lejuene, NC. It really hit home. Realizing what is really like considering I am 13 and have wanted to be a Marine since I was about three or four years old. All military personal and family should read this, it gives you a look into a secert operation that stayed secret for many, many years. Read, enjoy, and have a box of tissue handy I promise this book will make you cry.
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Summary: Makes you proud to be an american
Review: I am now just realizing what our armed services do for us.They do incredible things at extroudinary times. We should all appriciate war veterans, old and new. We appricieate all they do and this book just makes us more proud to be an american!
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Summary: Armageddon at Meggido
Review: I am in the Navy in Mexico, being a avid researcher of American military policy, I can say this book is very unbiased and accurate. For example here in Mexico the news reports we get in comparison to CNN are almost the opposite in cases. Especially the Somolia case. Bowden tells it like it is through the entire book. Another book that is quite popular in Mexico as the author lives here described the Desert Storm conflict before it occured and now predicts Armageddon in The Plains of Jezreel, describes new weapons that the allied forces use against Chinese forces, a type of wave pulse that stops the heart beat of invading forces. Also predicted the F 35 Joint Strike Fighter ten years ago. SB 1 or God By Karl Mark Maddox
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Summary: Graphic and honest
Review: A graphic and honest look at a horrific military battle and the heroes that emerged. It is also an accounting of how president Clinton made their sacrifice and bravery ultimately count for nothing.
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Summary: A real great war story that most of us don't know about
Review: I read this book with intentions about not getting through the book. True war situations. A truly great book.
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Summary: Absolutely fantastic
Review: This is by far one of the best books which I have read. Being addicted to Tom Clancy novels, this book surpasses those if not solely for the fact that it is non-fiction, then also for the fact that the minute-by-minute account of the events in Somalia were so gripping that I found myself getting less sleep at night for a week while I read it. I feel that there is little need to go on any farther about this book since the 350+ reviewers before me have largely agreed with me. The people have spoken.
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Summary: I just had to tell someone
Review: ... To me, it's what all non-fiction books should be. It is concise, quick, personal and well documented. Having suffered through many "war books" and history chronicles, Black Hawk Down was an awakening. It made history fun again. It brought the past to the present in full color and emotion. If you have even a passing desire to understand the U.S. military man, international politics, multi-national forces or the way we fight today, you must read this book. You have my word it will open your eyes to all these and much more. Even if you don't go in for the military stuff, Bowden has made a textbook for investigative reporting. I know I am gushing but I think Black Hawk Down captured what Bob Woodward forgot how to do about four books ago; it tells a compelling story from start to finish without using "trust me" journalism. Read this book. It will not disappoint you. If you can put it down, I will be shocked. I have already suggested it to three of my friends and know I will keep talking about it for months to come.
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Summary: You'll Have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for Months!
Review: Okay, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but this book makes you really feel like you are IN the thick of combat. Excellent description of the mission's intention and original plan, and how it all went bad. The only thing missing is a flesh wound and a guy screaming, "Medic!" Truly excellent writing. I devoured this book in three sittings.
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Summary: You feel like you are there with the soldiers, amazing work
Review: This is an amazing piece of work. You are literally transported to MOG with the Rangers and I actually felt my blood pressure going up as "we" fought our way through the night. This book gave me, a non-military type, some insight into this horrific battle and the politics and dynamics surrounding our involvement there. I look forward to reading Mr. Bowden's other work.
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