In The Company Of Heroes: The Personal Story Behind Black Hawk Down
May 2004 · Penguin
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Piloting a U.S. Army Special Operations Blackhawk over Somalia, Michael Durant was shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade on October 3, 1993. With devastating injuries, he was taken prisoner by a Somali warlord. With revealing insight and emotion, he tells the story of what he saw, how he survived, and the courage and heroism that only soldiers under fire could ever know.
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4.6
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Gordon Smith
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July 4, 2018
Great perspective, interesting story, further illustrates the incidents
laid out in Black Hawk Down (the book more so than the movie.)
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Jake Kauffman
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December 6, 2012
While I wish he never had to write any book or go through that. I'm glad I was able to share, if only by reading, his story. Very good book.
George Norton
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December 12, 2022
An amazing look into one pilot's fight to survive after he was captured during the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993. Black Hawk Down is of course a companion piece to this book, each fills in gaps in the other.
About the author
Michael J. Durant retired from the army as a Chief Warrant Officer 4. In addition to participating in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia, he saw action in the Persian Gulf, Panama, and Kuwait. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star with Valor Device, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal, three Air Medals, the POW/MIA ribbon, and the Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
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