Black Hawk Down

About “Black Hawk Down”

Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War is a 1999 non-fiction book by journalist Mark Bowden. It recounts the 1993 effort by the Unified Task Force to capture Somali faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid in Mogadishu. The book focuses on the battle that followed, involving United States forces and Aidid's militia. A central event was the downing of two U.S. MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, which gave the book its title. The U.S. forces involved included the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, 160th SOAR, Delta Force, 24th Special Tactics Squadron, DEVGRU Navy SEALs, and 10th Mountain Division. Malaysian and Pakistani United Nations peacekeeping forces also participated. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)