Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden

Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War

Mark Bowden

386 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective sad tense fast-paced
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Already winning acclaim as one of the best accounts of combat ever written, Black Hawk Down is a minute-by-minute, heart-stopping account of the 1993 raid on Mogadishu, Somalia. Late in the afternoon of Sunday, October 3 1993, 140 elite US Soldier...

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Moods

tense 79%
dark 69%
informative 64%
emotional 58%
challenging 53%
sad 51%
reflective 41%
adventurous 33%
inspiring 25%
funny 7%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 47%
fast 40%
slow 12%

Average rating

4.19

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