The Battle of Mogadishu: Firsthand Accounts from the Men of Task Force Ranger Eversmann Matthew
The Battle of Mogadishu: Firsthand Accounts from the Men of Task Force Ranger Eversmann Matthew "No matter how skilled the writer of nonfiction, you are always getting the story secondhand. These men…
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The Battle of Mogadishu: Firsthand Accounts from the Men of Task Force Ranger Eversmann Matthew
"No matter how skilled the writer of nonfiction, you are always getting the story secondhand. These men were there." -MARK BOWDEN (from the Foreword)It started as a mission to capture a Somali warlord. Here's a chance to go right to the source. . . .
Now the 1993 battle for Mogadishu, Somalia-the incident that was the basis of the book and film Black Hawk Down-is remembered by the men who fought and survived it. It turned into a disastrous urban firefight and death-defying rescue operation that shocked the world and rattled a great nation. Six of the best in our military recall their brutal experiences and brave contributions in these never-before-published, firstperson accounts.
"Operation Gothic Serpent," by Matt Eversmann: As a "chalk" leader, Eversmann was part of the first group of Rangers to "fast rope" from the Black Hawk helicopters. It was his chalk
My Share of the Task