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

challenging informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This was one of the first nonfiction books that I remember actively seeking out for myself to read. Certainly a handful of viewings of Ridley Scott's excellent film adaptation before (and since) reading the source material were an important factor. But with each page of Mark Bowden's account, his journalistic prowess presents its own unyielding investment in the now three-decade-old experiences of the servicemen who fought that day. Experiences that are ever harrowing and profound. The tension, the loss, the brutality, the desperation, the fatigue, the endurance, the devotion, the brotherhood - all of its weight and impact resides still.