Joel A reviewed Black Hawk down by Mark Bowden
Review of 'Black Hawk down' on 'LibraryThing'
5 stars
A compelling account with all too much relevancy to current events. I read this story of these fighters' experience in Mogadishu with echoes of the young men and women now fighting in Baghdad, fighting with huge bravery but doomed to futility by commanders who don't understand the bigger context of Iraq. Bowden does a great job of evoking the chaos of war and the individual heroism of these men -- warts and all.