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Black Hawk Down
by Mark Bowden
Giving a book a five star rating is something I struggle with. I keep trying to find reasons to give Black Hawk Down only four stars but any flaws I find a minor and insignificant given the quality of this account of the events around 3rd October 1993.
I'm not a reader of war history so I was doubtful that I would enjoy this book. I was right, as this is not a book to be enjoyed. It's a book to be endured as you live through the events along side the men who went into battle on that extraordinary day. The level of detail in the narration was stunning and I am amazed that someone who conducted interviews years later was able to map together events with such detail. The narration is at times chaotic which, rather than being a flaw, helps to build the feeling of a desperate situation.
Providing a Somali perspective is the strength of the book. It forced me to consider the incredibly losses they suffered as well. It makes me think of the saying "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter".
I'm not a reader of war history so I was doubtful that I would enjoy this book. I was right, as this is not a book to be enjoyed. It's a book to be endured as you live through the events along side the men who went into battle on that extraordinary day. The level of detail in the narration was stunning and I am amazed that someone who conducted interviews years later was able to map together events with such detail. The narration is at times chaotic which, rather than being a flaw, helps to build the feeling of a desperate situation.
Providing a Somali perspective is the strength of the book. It forced me to consider the incredibly losses they suffered as well. It makes me think of the saying "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter".