book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden

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non-fiction book war book

"Black Hawk Down" is a non-fiction book by Mark Bowden that provides a detailed, journalistic account of the 1993 U.S. military raid in Mogadishu, Somalia, and its chaotic aftermath.

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book "Black Hawk Down" 2
book "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War" 2
book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf non-fiction book ⓘ
war book ⓘ
author Mark Bowden NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn real events ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
depicts Delta Force operators in combat NERFINISHED ⓘ
Somali militia fighters ⓘ
U.S. Army Rangers in combat ⓘ
describes Somali militia tactics ⓘ
coordination between U.S. military units ⓘ
downing of U.S. Black Hawk helicopters ⓘ
rescue attempts under fire ⓘ
documents casualties on both U.S. and Somali sides ⓘ
explores fog of war ⓘ
limits of U.S. military intervention ⓘ
morale and camaraderie among soldiers ⓘ
focusesOn U.S. military raid in Mogadishu ⓘ
chaotic aftermath of the raid ⓘ
soldiers’ experiences in combat ⓘ
genre military history ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
war reportage ⓘ
hasAdaptation Black Hawk Down (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPerspective primarily American military perspective ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers ⓘ
readers interested in military history ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeStyle journalistic ⓘ
notableFor detailed account of the 1993 Mogadishu raid ⓘ
use of interviews with participants ⓘ
vivid description of modern warfare ⓘ
portrays civilian impact of the battle ⓘ
political consequences of the mission ⓘ
tactical challenges of urban combat ⓘ
settingCountry Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingLocation Mogadishu NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject Battle of Mogadishu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Delta Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Gothic Serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ
Somali Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Task Force Ranger NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Army Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ
peacekeeping operations in Somalia ⓘ
urban warfare ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed 1993 ⓘ
post-Cold War era ⓘ
workType long-form narrative journalism ⓘ

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Battle of Mogadishu → portrayedIn → book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden ⓘ
Gothic Serpent → depictedIn → book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden ⓘ
this entity surface form: book "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War"
William F. Garrison → hasRepresentationIn → book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden ⓘ
this entity surface form: book "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War"
Task Force Ranger → memorializedIn → book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden ⓘ
this entity surface form: book "Black Hawk Down"
Danny McKnight → subjectOf → book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden ⓘ
this entity surface form: book "Black Hawk Down"