{"product_id":"black-hawk-down-a-story-of-modern-war","title":"Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe #1  New York Times  Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"riveting\" ( Wall Street Journal ) account of the 1993 operation in Mogadishu, Somalia--the longest sustained firefight involving American troops since the Vietnam War\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn October 3, 1993, about a hundred elite U.S. soldiers were dropped by helicopter into the teeming market in the heart of Mogadishu. Their mission was to abduct two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord and return to base. It was supposed to take an hour. Instead, they found themselves pinned down through a long and terrible night fighting against thousands of heavily-armed Somalis. The following morning, eighteen Americans were dead and more than seventy had been badly wounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on interviews from both sides, army records, audiotapes, and videos (some of the material is still classified), Mark Bowden's minute-by-minute narrative is one of the most exciting accounts of modern combat ever written--a riveting story that captures the heroism, courage, and brutality of battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Amazing. . . . One of the most intense, visceral reading experiences imaginable.\"-- The Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most gripping and authoritative accounts of combat ever written.\"-- USA Today\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":53058650636575,"sku":"A8832","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/0546\/5119\/files\/718CgkCDoRL._SX1500.jpg?v=1792837225","url":"https:\/\/lumobook.store\/products\/black-hawk-down-a-story-of-modern-war","provider":"LumoBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}