In the Company of Heroes: The Personal Story Behind Black Hawk Down
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ISBN: 0451210603 / Publisher: Berkley, May 2004
The story of Black Hawk pilot Mike Durant recounts how he was shot down and taken prisoner in Somalia during a critical gunfight in October 1993, and describes his captivity and the heroic deeds of his fellow comrades.
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Revealing never-before-told stories with the incisive thought and emotion of one who was there. <p>"The author does not pull any punches...his story, is one of great bravery, of going to hell and making it back." <p>—<b>Indianapolis Star</b><p>His battered face appeared on the cover of <b>Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report</b> to the shock and horror of all Americans. Black Hawk pilot Mike Durant was shot down and taken prisoner during America's biggest firefight since the Vietnam War. Published in the tenth anniversary year of the Somali conflict, this gripping personal account at last tells the world about Durant's harrowing captivity and the heroic deeds of his doomed comrades. And, as readers will discover, Durant proves himself to be nothing less than a hero. </p></p></p>
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